Guardian Music — MEN Arena, ManchesterHeartbreak does funny things to people. When the news emerged last summer that Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and TV presenter Alexa Chung had split up, the indie nation mourned the loss of its articulate and photogenic It-couple. T... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Big Nils is a Massachusetts punk band that, at least for the time being, will be best known because its singer is one Coco Gordon Moore - the teenage daughter of Sonic Youth co-leaders Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. Read more » more info

Guardian Music — The Stone Roses and Steps return to the fray, while Westlife and the Streets call it a dayThis week's comings and goingsStone Roses reunion: comeback gigs confirmedWestlife to split after 14 yearsThe Streets announce farewell concertsSteps stomp to N... more info

NME — Guitarist will now play the UK capital's Union Chapel on December 2 and 3 more info

Altsounds — *THURSTON MOORE* will now perform an extra London date at* The Electric Ballroom *on *December 3rd*. This show will differ completely from the Union Chapel show on 2nd December (sold out) - which will showcase his most recent album* 'Demolished T... more info

Guardian Music — The best of your comments on the latest films and musicWe used to have rules about T-shirts," thisperson reminisced. "You weren't 'allowed' to wear a shirt of a band you knew nothing about or a shirt with tour dates on if you didn't go to any of the ... more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Eminem's Ambien revelations, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon splitting up, Lou Reed being called the most overrated lyricist of all time, Michael Jackson's daughter being offered an unsavory endorsement deal, The Game getting engag... more info

ContactMusic — Britains upcoming All Tomorrows Parties festival which was set to feature Fleet Foxes and Sonic Youth star Thurston Moore has been postponed to 2012 due to unforeseen circumstances The three-day event was scheduled to take place in early December 11.... more info

Perez Hilton — Whomp, whomp! It has been confirmed by their reps that Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore have split up after 27 years of marriage. Their rep explains: "Sonic Youth, with both Kim and Thurston involved, will proceed with its South American t... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — When I first heard Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore were separating after 27 years of marriage (and 30 as a couple), my first impulse was to ignore the news in the hopes it would go away. And yet, as cries of "wtf noooo!" flitted through m... more info