Rock Sellout —   Roger Miller being a badass surrounded by A shit ton of Grammys! As the weather turns cold the need to be near someone begins to grow. Especially if you are wo/manless. People find cures for this in different ways. Drinking, drugging, and artistic... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - The former members of The Clash, guitarist Mick Jones and drummer Topper Headon, have recorded a new version of their 1978 song, 'Jail Guitar Doors', to help out the UK charity of the same name run by... more info

Guardian Music — The former bandmates join Billy Bragg and ex-prison inmates for re-recording of Jail Guitar DoorsMick Jones and Topper Headon have collaborated on their first new track in 27 years, re-recording the Clash's Jail Guitar Doors with Billy Bragg and four... more info

Guardian Music — Coalition of artists says moves to suspend offenders' broadband connections are like 'cracking a nut with a sledgehammer'A growing rift is developing in the music industry over proposals by business secretary Lord Mandelson to crack down on persisten... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Akron/Family: 2009-09-07, Seattle (Bumbershoot Festival) [mp3,ogg,flac] "The Alps and Their Orange Evergreen" [mp3] other Akron/Family posts at Largehearted Boy Billy Bragg: 1987-06-05, Wolverhampton [mp3,ogg,fla... more info

The Quietus — Four CDs repackaged with extras more info

Guardian Music — Venues like Kentish Town's Flowerpot are taking bands and gig-goers back to the age of innocence by refusing to charge for concertsAt the end of a nondescript row of shops and cheap cafes in Kentish Town, north London, stands the Flowerpot – a... more info

NME — The singer considers making a choral album more info

NME — Free event also features Marianne Faithfull, Chieftains and Tom Morello more info

Guardian Music — This year, some of the most-hyped young acts in pop – Jack Peñate, the Maccabees, the Horrors – have produced follow-up albums that – shock! – are better than their debuts. What's going on?The Difficult Second Album is ... more info