Chorus.fm — *Vessels* (http://www.facebook.com/vesselsny) has signed to Hotfoot Records (http://www.hotfootrecords.com). more info

The Newsroom — Sailing boats and other vessels gather for the Thames River Pageant to mark Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). more info

Sky News — River Pageant organisers will announce later today which vessels will carry members of the royal family during the Diamond Jubilee extravaganza on June 3. more info

Guardian Music — Warner BrothersAfter a decade on the block, prog rockers the Mars Volta haven't abandoned widdly-widdly guitar solos, Roger Dean-type sleeves or preposterous titles (Molochwalker, anybody?). However, they have suddenly produced a most accessible albu... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Savannah's Vessels EP is a blissful six songs of pop-leaning indie rock. And now the Florida group is giving the whole shebang away for free, for a limited time. Snag it while you can. Read more » more info

Chorus.fm — *The Mars Volta* (http://absolutepunk.net/themarsvolta) will release their fifth album, Noctourniquet, on March 27th. The track listing can be found below and the album art can be found in the replies. _Track listing_ 1. The Whip Hand 2. Aegis 3. D... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Following on from the success of their second EP, Vessels & Veins, Linlithgow boys Ben Proudlock (guitar and vox), Fraser Sanaghan (guitar) and Kieran McGuickan (drums) a.k.a Penguins Kill Polar Bears, are back with a brand new single, Sapling. The ... more info

Sky News — The Israeli Navy has boarded two protest vessels which were attempting to reach Gaza in violation of Israel's maritime blockade. more info

DrownedInSound — Vessels have produced a couple of cracking videos in the past, but their new one is slightly different. Different in that it's interactive. It was just produced by Studio Murmur and has been directed by Tim Harrison and Ian Pons Jewell. Read t... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Leeds post-math-whatever rockers Vessels sent us a treat today, a half hour mixtape to stream and download featuring a whole host of likeminded souls from Holy Fuck to Gold Panda, Mogwai, Radiohead and Pantha Du Prince. [...] Read more! more info