Guardian Music — Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care?This year's Brit awards will be a melancholy experience for indie rock fans. The genre's big live performers will be Blur and Noel Gallagh... more info

Guardian Music — Full list of all the artists nominated in categories for this year's awardsBritish male solo artistEd Sheeran (Atlantic Records/Warner Music)James Blake (Polydor/Universal Music)James Morrison (Island/Universal Music)Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird... more info

BBC 6 Music — Sheffield balladeer on new guitar-centric album and Arctic Monkeys collaboration more info

MTV.co.uk News — The line up for this year's Coachella Festival in California has been announced, with Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg and The Black Keys headlining the event.The likes of Pulp, Arctic Monkeys,... more info

Guardian Music — Other acts confirmed for California desert event include Pulp, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsRadiohead, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg are to headline this year's Coachella festival in California. The event takes place in the de... more info

Stereogum — I have no idea why the last few Arctic Monkeys videos have starred drummer Matt Helders playing some sort of mythic American outlaw, especially considering that he’s got the most British face ever, but that’s still happening. As with previous ent... more info

Chorus.fm — Check out *Arctic Monkeys* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/arcticmonkeys)' video for "Black Treacle," as well as their upcoming tour dates with *The Black Keys* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theblackkeys), in the replies. more info

Totally Fuzzy — These guys are so good, so English, it somehow feels like a disservice to simply dub them the next Arctic Monkeys. The group followed up their astounding debut LP with a single, "Motown," we've been jamming since the day it hit, and a DIY tour a... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers the Arctic Monkeys suffered an embarrassing moment at midnight on New Years Eve 31Dec11 - because they didnt realise they were supposed to countdown to 2012 at an Australian festival The band left the Falls Festival stage two minutes ... more info

411 Mania — Timing issues... more info