Guardian Music — Retro guitar heroes rocking a tuneful Verve vibe, Born Blonde have arrived 15 years too late for Britpop. Not that it'll stop themHometown: London.The lineup: Joshua Lloyd-Watson (bass), Tom McFarland (keyboards, guitar, vocals), George Day (drums), ... more info

Guardian Music — The veteran DJ talks us through some tracks to add joy and sparkle to Prince William's nuptials – and you can try them at home or in the street tooNorman Jay has never been to a royal wedding street party. "But I did go to one for the Jubilee cele... more info

Altsounds — A bustling port on the north-east coast of Queensland, home to what seems like half the Australian army, Townville hardly seems like the most fertile ground for a slice of luminous musical beauty. But it's where the seven-strong collective known a... more info

Guardian Music — To promote the Manchester Aid to Kosovo charity album, Badly Drawn Boy performs this elegiac acoustic trackToday, Manchester Aid to Kosovo releases its new charity album, Ten. Released to mark 10 years of Manchester artists raising money and awarenes... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Our pals Young Empires performed a session for the always wonderful Daytrotter. They performed the (already) familiar tracks “White Doves” & “Glory Of The Night” along with two new tracks: “Enter Through The Sun” & “Let You Sleep Tonigh... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offDoves The Man Who Told Everything There was a time when people thought Elbow deserved to be as popular as their fellow gruff, rain-soaked Mancunian songsmiths, Doves. Now,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Diamond Doves @ Rock Shop (more by Jessica Amaya) Last Thursday, Diamond Doves, whose members are the same as Elvis Perkins' backing band, began a residency at Brooklyn venue The Rock Shop which also includes appearances on March 17 and... more info

Guardian Music — Oklahoma space rockers to stage unusual gig in the shadow of the Lovell telescopeFans of the Flaming Lips, a band admired for their cosmic sound, can look forward to seeing them at a novel venue this summer: Jodrell Bank observatory in Cheshire. The ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — We want to know your ultimate Manc anthem... Tell us!As you know, March 2011 marks the fifth birthday of Xfm Manchester. To mark this auspicious occasion, we want to name Xfm's Greatest Manchester Song Of All Time. That tune that sums up all the tale... more info

Cross Rhythms — One Sonic Society frontman Jason Ingram nominated for 11 Doves more info