Guardian Music — East London's answer to The Strokes are on the ascentAh, the old "musicians that look like biology teachers" shtick. Don't be so judgmental. They're a super new band called Spector.The guy in the specs looks vaguely familiar. Is he famous? Sort of. L... more info

411 Mania — Says "Is This It" is the best album of the last fifteen years... more info

NME — Chris Martin calls the album 'perfect' more info

Chorus.fm — Head here (http://soundcloud.com/the-vaccines/the-vaccines-tiger-blood/s-0UEZ8) to hear a new track by *The Vaccines* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thevaccines) titled "Tiger Blood" which was produced by Albert Hammond Jr. (*The Strokes* (http://www.a... more info

NME - The Daily Download — The Vaccines - 'Tiger Blood' Obviously, musical lore doth dictate that you’re not allowed to step foot inside Albert Hammond Jr’s upstate New York studio unless you’re prepared to tighten the guitar strings to snapping point and help him reliv... more info

Guardian Music — When his brothers formed British Sea Power, Roy Wilkinson became band manager and their dad became their No 1 fan. But his zealotry was overpowering, and finally Roy had to choose between rock and fatherhoodAs my father neared his 80th birthday, he f... more info

ContactMusic — Radioheads Paranoid Android has topped a new list of the best songs of the past 15 years The 1997 track beat out Arcade Fires Rebellion Lies and Hey Ya by Outkast in the Nme com countdown The Strokes Last Nite and Mr Brightside by The Killer... more info

NME — Band push out Arcade Fire, Outkast and The Strokes to take top spot more info

NME — 'Wetsuit'/'Tiger Blood' comes out on December 4 on 7" and as a download more info

Altsounds — When the New York Music Scene decided to get cool again in the early 2000's, bands were popping out of the woodwork. Some of them were memorable (Have you heard of The Strokes?) and some of them not so much. Of the stellar bands to emerge from that ... more info