We All Want Someone To Shout For — James Blake is living it up right now. Today he got a rave review from Pitchfork, 9.0. Music blogs and publications alike have been raving about this guy for months. For good reason. He has talent. He stopped by Zane Lowe’s show today and delivered... more info

Abeano — Finally, some new Strokes material. After teasing us with their return to the live stage last summer, our favourite NYCers gift us their first single in five years, ‘Under Cover of Darkness.’ Reports of Julian recording his parts separate... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Frank from Listen Before You Buy was all on top of this new tUnE-yArDs song called “Bizzness”. Zane Lowe played it the other day and it slipped under everyone’s radar. Frank has a radio rip of it up, and now we can all listen. “Bizzness” is... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Tomorrow The Strokes will give away their new single, “Under Cover Of Darkness”, as a free download on their site. The song will premiere on Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1 show tomorrow, and the band knows that a radio rip is bound to happen. So they ... more info

Guardian Music — James Murphy to retire dance-punk band with farewell show at New York's Madison Square Garden in AprilA year after promising to say a slow goodbye, LCD Soundsystem have announced their final concert. James Murphy's dance-punk band is "retiring from t... more info

Core News — “Two hours of the best new and cutting edge music. It’s Zane v Skream & Benga on the night’s show. Possibly one of the most epic battles in Versus history. The Dubstep destroyers Skream & Benga take on Zane Lowe track by track.” BBC Radio 1 Z... more info

Chorus.fm — Watch Zane Lowe (http://www.soonermusic.com) talk to *James Blake* (http://www.myspace.com/jamesblakeproduction) about his debut album, production, dubstep and more here (http://www.soonermusic.com/video/755031440001/James-Blake-Interview/). more info

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonThe new year invariably brings with it copious frantic searches for rock's next big thing, but this free Radio 1-sponsored new talent night, compered by Zane Lowe, was a curate's egg. Its inconsistencies were lost on Lowe, however; his ... more info

Stereogum — At this point, after Cole’s discussion with Polly Jean and listens to “Written On The Forehead” and “The Last Living Rose,” you should know what to expect from Harvey’s eighth album Let England Shake (2/15, Vagrant). If you’re still uns... more info

NME - In The Office — For a minute there, the Radio 1 breakfast show became essential listening. Last week, as part of a station-wide drive to affirm its commitment to new music, Zane Lowe took over from Chris Moyles in the mornings, and treated listeners to a pretty left... more info