Guardian Music — Music Weekly is on the road this week – quite literally, coming to you from a step somewhere in Austin, Texas, where Tim Jonze and Rebecca Nicholson are jetlagging their way around the SXSW festival.As well as picking out their highlights, from Big... more info

Guardian Music — Annie Clark, aka St Vincent, tells of a Texas childhood of road trips and sunny days sharing music with friends"We're just scampering down memory lane, aren't we?" says Annie Clark, the exuberantly talented singer-songwriter who makes music under the... more info

Stereogum — The Polyphonic Spree, one of the best bands with members who don’t play anything to ever do it, recently dropped a teaser to their upcoming tour and the clip is soundtracked by their new song, “What Would You Do?” And, if you want a slightly pu... more info

Guardian Music — Put your hands together for the new single by the funkier version of the Polyphonic SpreeNew York's Phenomenal Handclap Band resemble a disco cult or perhaps a funkier Polyphonic Spree. They're also a band born of happy accident rather than design, w... more info

Totally Fuzzy — We've compiled the best new tracks for this holiday season in our 2011 Paste Christmas Sampler, featuring 40 free Christmas tracks from Deer Tick, She & Him, The Polyphonic Spree, Damien Jurado, Nicole Atkins and more. Read more » more info

Guardian Music — This Norwegian six-piece are so full of glee, they make the Polyphonic Spree sound like a black metal bandHometown: Oslo.The lineup: Marius D Hagen (vocals, guitar), Synne Knudsen (vocals), and their four multi-instrumentalist friends.The background:... more info

Perez Hilton — Really seems like they're trying to attract the indie/hipster crowd by using Polyphonic Spree and Vampire Weekend songs in these trailers, huh? Check out the newly released trailer (above) for The Lorax, which is based on the classic Dr. Seuss story/... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonSt Vincent – aka Annie Clark – doesn't look like the type who's going to leap off the stage and assault people with a dirty great guitar. Looking out from the cover of her first two albums, 2007's prim Marry Me and 200... more info

NME — Hear a preview of 'Bullseye' on NME.COM more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonTom Waits's ragged rhythms and atonal symphonies have always inspired a fierce devotion in his musical followers. Curated and directed by occasional Waits collaborator David Coulter, this evening of interpretations of his seminal 1985... more info