I Guess I'm Floating — A couple of weeks ago, the forward-thinking Jason from The Pop Cop emailed IGIF and about fifteen other blogs around the world seeking their participation in what he called a way to "introduce your favourite music to a worldwide audience [that] would... more info

The Music Slut — All dates are as follows:1.22 - Academy, Liverpool1.23 - Engine Shed, Lincoln1.25 - Olympia, Dublin1.27 - Corn Exchange, Cambridge1.28 - Dome, Brighton1.29 - Brixton Academy, LondonVisit The Streets on MySpace.MP3: The Streets - Dry Your Eyes more info

AngryApe — Even more early new year shows are revealed more info

PopSugar UK — Geraldine McQueen is now ahead of Leon Jackson in the midweeks — PopJustice Muppets to murder each other in weird new movie — Hecklerspray More Madonna divorce gossip — Holy Moly Emma Thompson in laid-back layers — Ayyyy... more info

Guardian Music — The Streets | Dirty Pretty Things | Foals | The Aliens | Spiritualized more info

Daytrotter — Little Brazil: Where we find our particular moments of epiphany are as diverse as an encyclopedia and they crop up here and there without much warning. There’s a great new song on Mike Skinner’s latest Streets album that is essentially a … more info

Undercover, Australia — Foo Fighter's frontman Dave Grohl has been around the block a time or two, but now he's actually getting his own street. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Mike Skinner to head out in January more info

AngryApe — He says the Smile singer craves media attention more info

AngryApe — See the band live at the beginning of the new year more info