Guardian Music — Jamie Byng of publisher Canongate and Richard Russell of XL Recordings talk to Alexis Petridis about the life and work of Gil Scott-Heron. Both men collaborated with him on his final works – his album I'm New Here and forthcoming memoir The Last Ho... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Magnetic Fields* (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Magnetic-Fields/105637969468778) have released (http://soundcloud.com/mergerecords/the-magnetic-fields-andrew-in) a new song titled "Andrew in Drag," from their upcoming album Love at the Botto... more info

Stereogum — A little while ago, Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields announced that they’d put out their tenth LP, Love At The Bottom Of The Sea. Merritt also promised a return to the more acoustic, synth-heavy arrangements of yore, which he backs up on the... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, Franz Ferdinand released the Covers Record Store Day EP, which features a whole mess of other artists taking on Franz tunes. One of those artists was LCD Soundsystem, whose version of “Live Alone” now has a video. Another was M... more info

411 Mania — This week's MBML has news on Xray Eyeballs, The Magnetic Fields, and Blonds. Plus, I take a look back at my best albums from 2010. And of course, I've got part one of recommended listening picks featuring a look back at 2011. All this and more! more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets went on sale this morning for the 2nd Black Keys show at Madison Square Garden. Tickets are on sale at 11am for the April 3rd Magnetic Fields shows at Beacon Theater.... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Magnetic Fields* (http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/) will release their new album, Love At The Bottom Of The Sea, on March 5 via Domino Records (http://www.dominorecordco.com/). _Track Listing_ 01. Your Girlfriend's Face 02. Andrew in Drag 03. Go... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Stephin Merritt has a new The Magnetic Fields LP on the way due via Merge Records on March 6th. Love at the Bottom of the Sea is the band's 10th LP, and they'll celebrate its release with a string... more info

Stereogum — After bailing on the synth for a second there, Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields will return to more synth-heavy and acoustic arrangements on their newly announced tenth LP Love At The Bottom Of The Sea, a batch of new songs to be issued on Mer... more info

Altsounds — In March 2012 the world famous All Tomorrow's Parties will present the ATP curated by Jeff Mangum festival at Butlin's Holiday Centre, Minehead, UK. The weekend was originally set to run this December, but has been rescheduled to take place on the... more info