Guardian Music — Have a cool Christmas with our selection of the season's finest gigsVampire WeekendA mammoth victory-lap tour for preppy afro-influenced indie rockers, who arrive bearing intriguingly eclectic support acts at their two London shows (on 2 and 3 Decem... more info

DrownedInSound — As part of artwork day we got some of DiS' favourites to contribute some words on their favourite record sleeves. Keeps 'em out of trouble, doesn't it? They were only too happy to help, their selections are below, and run the gamut from psychedelia t... more info

DrownedInSound — It's now about a month or so until the double-header of December ATPs take place. I'm not sure if these still count as the celebration of a decade of All Tomorrow's Parties but what the hell, there's some celebrating to be done! Especially with the a... more info

NME — Saint Etienne, Camera Obscura also added to bill more info

Guardian Music — Hello podders, and welcome to this week's edition of Music Weekly. To kick off proceedings, we begin with a word in your collective ears from the inimitable Michael Gira. Here with the recently "reactivated" Swans, Gira tells Louis Pattison why he ge... more info

DrownedInSound — We have to admit that the Susanne Sundfør wasn't on our radar before this year's Great Escape. Having seen the queue for Wild Beasts and summarised that there was no chance of getting in, we decided to pop opposite the road to catch the Norwegian so... more info

Guardian Music — An avid reader of the Guardian's online content – especially our environmental coverage – here's a selection of our guest editor's favourite Guardian pieces•Video: Shaman Davi Yanomami talks about the threat posed to South American Indians by l... more info

Altsounds — Ragz is a singer-songwriter hailing from Norway, possessing a sweet, soaring voice known to captivate and move her audiences. Having recently supported artists including Wild Beasts, Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons, Ragz weaves intricate melodie... more info

NME — Bands deliver their festival poll for 2010 more info

I Like Music — Are set to release a double 12" pack featuring remixes of tracks from their album Two Dancers on 8th November 2010 more info