Guardian Music — There were early morning queues, a scramble for 7ins and at least one broken foot. But in the melee of Record Store Day, did anyone else notice a lack of women?For all the bluster that's surrounded Record Store Day this year, the 800-strong queue tha... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — While Record Store Day took place at the weekend, celebrating the ever-rarer music shop with a load of treasures from Radiohead, White Stripes and Warpaint, the music industry continued pumping out new releases at a relentless rate. Let's look at th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Wild Beasts are back with their third album, Smother, which is out May 10 on the Domino label. The band, who last played NYC back in August, will be here in July for a few select East... more info

Guardian Music — Small retailers buck an industry trend that has seen the closure of mainstream chains such as Zavvi and BordersAt the Truck record store in Oxford's student heartland, light streams in through huge, spotless windows, while customers lounge on hessian... more info

Guardian Music — We've known the headliners for some time, but scour the lineup and there's an varied bunch of artists from Kool and the Gang to the Master Musicians of JoujoukaOf course, we already knew about this year's headlining trio of U2, Coldplay and Beyoncé ... more info

Altsounds — 'Statues' is the fantastic forthcoming single by newcomers Auction. Released on the 18th April it's a hugely accomplished debut from these young upstarts. To celebrate this release the band are playing their first London show at The Bull & Gate in ... more info

DrownedInSound — This year is the 11th year of Summer Sundae and the festivities will be taking place on the weekend of August 12th-14th, at Leicester's De Montfort Hall and Gardens. DiS has curated a line-up at the festival for the past four years, putting on our fa... more info

Abeano — Grimes – Vanessa from Arbutus Records on Vimeo. D’EON – TRANSPARENCY from Hippos In Tanks on Vimeo. You’re not seeing double, that is Claire Boucher in two new videos. The first sees her take up dance lessons (add it to the lis... more info

Addict Music — It’s a tentative comeback, trying to be as gorgeous as it is stripped back. more info

Guardian Music — Unlike most comeback singles, Albatross reveals its charms slowly – but reveals a band at the peak of their powersAlbatross, the first single from Wild Beasts' third album, Smother, sees the band tone down the idiosyncrasies that blighted their deb... more info