411 Mania — The giants of Britrock face off in a no hold barred battle in this weeks 3ls… more info

Pitchfork — Last Saturday's Record Store Day was a resounding success. According to a press release, 1,400 stores participated, and sales and attendance were up across the board. But even if you showed up at your local vinyl emporium at the butt-crack of dawn, t... more info

Stereogum — Although Record Store Day always yields some high-profile goodies, this year the offerings were particularly noteworthy, with a new track from Blur and this “new” track from the Rolling Stones. Context: Next month the Stones re-release their ‘7... more info

Guardian Music — From dubstep to R&B-sampling exercises to plaintive piano tracks, producer James Blake is recasting intelligent urban musicHometown: London.The lineup: James Blake (vocals, music, production).The background: James Blake is a 22-year-old producer who ... more info

411 Mania — Listen to whole new albums by The Hold Steady, Broken Social Scene, LCD Soundsystem and The National, news on a plethora of new releases from Dan Deacon, new music from Blur and more. more info

Abeano — So it’s been a while since we heard any new Blonde Redhead, three long years since their wonderful album ‘23’ was released and since then there have only been movie soundtracks (the trio’s last project was a score for a ‘Dungeons ... more info

Chorus.fm — "Fools Day", the first new *Blur* (http://www.blur.co.uk/) song in seven years, is available for free download from the band's website (http://www.blur.co.uk/). more info

Pitchfork — This past weekend, Britpop luminaries Blur released a 7" featuring "Fool's Day", their first new recorded song in seven years, as part of Record Store Day.  Since the release was only limited to 1,000 copies in the UK, it wouldn't be easy for fans... more info

Stereogum — There were a ton of limited-edition Record Store Day releases to be had this past weekend (if you made it to an independent shop). Like Blur’s “Fools Day.” Or, as previously mentioned, the Scratch My Back-related Bon Iver/Peter Gabriel split... more info

BBC News - UK — Limited edition copies of Blur's first single in seven years, Fool's Day, are selling for up to £200 on internet auction site eBay. more info