Its Getting Boring By The Sea — In 2009 to be a band is a precarious occupation. Unless you’ve got synths, Joy Division’s back catalogue or a lead singer called Bono this year isn’t looking great, particularly for the humble indie band. That is until you hear F... more info

The Culture Of Me — Twenty-year old knob-and-party tweaker Kid Cola just completed a 12-track mixtape for this new UK-based (Cola's home country too) website called Trouble Stereo, whose aim it is to combine all sorts of talent from a huge amount of genres and rele... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The Essex leg of this year’s V Festival has sold out in just two hours today. The Killers and Oasis will headline the two-legged event when it takes place on August 22-23.   There are... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Kings of Leon, The Killers, Snow Patrol and Blur are set to headline this summer’s Oxegen festival, presented by MTV. Tickets for the festival, which takes place at Ireland’s... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Kings of Leon, The Killers, Snow Patrol and Blur are set to headline this summer’s Oxegen festival, presented by MTV. Tickets for the festival, which takes place at Ireland’s... more info

JamBase — BLVD announces spring tour dates, a special evening at the Great American Music Halland forthcoming album produced by Jeff Saltzman BLVD On the evening of Friday, March 13, BLVD is bringing a personal touch to the Great American Music Hall with a ... more info

Idolator — Today, the Oklahoma state legislature announced that "Do You Realize??," the 2002 hit by professional hallucinogen-abusers and occasional rock band Flaming Lips, would be the state's official rock song! This new honor sits perfectly next to their sta... more info

Guardian Music — Few can chronicle the storms of an economically-savaged America better than the BossLast month saw the release of Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, a film set in working-class New Jersey. For the closing track Aronofsky chose seasoned soundtrack artis... more info

PopSugar UK — Pete Doherty was out in Paris yesterday, taking a quick break to have a cigarette on the street. He's one of the many acts confirmed to be playing at this year's V Festival in Chelmsford and Staffordshire, which is taking place on August 22 and 23. ... more info

ContactMusic — The Killers and Oasis have been announced as the headline acts for this summer's V Festival, with tickets on sale on Friday.Brandon Flowers and bandmates, as well ... more info