Guardian Music — Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards, LondonHe may have been booted off BBC Radio 1 last year in a Logan's Run-style cull of the station's ageing jocks, but the lineup for Gilles Peterson's annual awards beano proves that the 47-year-old still has his ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — 3 copies left at time of posting so be quickStrictly limited white label pressing.A. AKA What A Life! (UNKLE ReworkB. Let The Lord Shine A Light On Me (UNKLE Rework)Cat Number: JDNC12TInfo correct on: 20/1/2012Closing out an exceptional debut year fo... more info

Guardian Music — Hearing Jimi Hendrix convinced singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka that it was cool for a black kid to play guitar. Now the young Londoner with the mature voice has been picked for the BBC's 'Sound of 2012' awardThese might come to seem precious hours... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — This is exactly what I needed to end off the first week of 2012, new music from Smiler. This track features Wretch 32 and was Zane Lowe’s “Next Hype” record on his Radio 1 show. Remember the name Smiler and watch him represent Hip Hop all this ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher admits he had to ''fly by the seat of his pants'' at his debut High Flying Birds show in Dublin, Ireland.Noel Gallagher admits he had to "fly by the seat of his pants" at his debut High Flying Birds show.The 'If I Had a Gun' singer was... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher has revealed that The Stone Roses' rehearsals sound 'amazing'.The singer appeared on Zane Lowe's Radio One show this morning (January 5) and revealed that the band's rehearsals are sounding good for their reunion shows.''I know they've... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Below Zane Lowe chats to Noel Gallagher about High Flying Birds and Noel's plans for 2012.Thanks to frjdoasisfan more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — To kick off the new year Noel is confirmed to make a number of UK radio and TV appearances this week.He will be interviewed Thursday morning on UK Radio 1's Breakfast Show. Zane Lowe - sitting in for Chris Moyles for the first week of January - will ... more info

Stereogum — New year, new albums in the works from stylish bands of the aughts. This week, Zane Lowe’s BBC show has been the staging ground for announcements by the Killers’ Brandon Flowers and Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke that both of their bands are working... more info

Chorus.fm — Kele Okereke was on the Zane Lowe BBC Breakfast Show (http://www.bbc.co.uk/zanelowe) this morning and confirmed that *Bloc Party* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/blocparty) are currently recording their fourth album and have a couple of songs completed. more info