Sweeping The Nation — 2012 was a bit of a weird year. It was the most difficult of these to compile, if that's any judge (not helped by Words And Music By Saint Etienne's absence from Spotify) The London Olympics seemed to be treated as some as an unnecessary dist... more info

Consequence of Sound — Surrealistically literal interpretation of the The Getaway track's lyrics. more info

Stereogum — Say this for the Red Hot Chili Peppers: They have been having a whole lot of fun with the videos for their new album The Getaway. They cast Olivia Wilde in their “Dark Necessities” video and reenacted Saturday Night Fever as mimes in their “Go ... more info

The Independent — “We were on tour, and I had really bad death anxiety for about five days, and I hadn’t slept, and I was just going insane – I felt like my brain was spilling out of my head.” Beth Jeans Houghton pauses, and adds: “It was probably the best ... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Albums there are dates for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Wigout At Jagbags (6th January)Broken Bells – After The Disco (13th January)East India Youth - Total Strife Forever (13th January)I Break Horses - Chiaroscuro (20th January)Mogwai - Rave Ta... more info

Sweeping The Nation — 12 Nadine Shah - Love Your Dum And Mad[iTunes] [Spotify] [Amazon]Not to take away from Shah's own vision, but after Beth Jeans Houghton last year Ben Hillier seems to have sorted the art of producing singular female singer-songwriters who inhabit... more info

Consequence of Sound — A slice of double-wide heaven. more info

Guardian Music — The singer-songwriter picks the music that means the most to her as part of our Six Songs of Me projectWhat was the first song you ever bought? Keep the Customer Satisfied – Simon and GarfunkelI bought it on cassette in a charity shop when I was 14... more info

Guardian Music — Victoria Park, LondonThe rain-lashed trek to Victoria Park in London ends, in the first instance, at the packed comedy tent, where Shappi Khorsandi is making good on the promise of the warning signs that some material on offer won't be suitable for a... more info

Guardian Music — For all those festival goers who can't handle whole weekends in the mud, here are the best one-day gatherings around the countryThe 1234 ShoreditchWhen 1 SeptemberWhere Shoreditch Park, LondonWhat East London festival for emerging indie actsWho Arro... more info