Guardian Music — Last week, Guardian critics talked about the tracks of their tears. Then you lot joined in by listing the songs you play when you've been, you know, chopping onions ... Add to our collaborative playlistLast week, in the spirit of Nick Clegg's leaky-e... more info

Guardian Music — Elysium III are a trio of mezzo sopranos who put the classical into classic rock. And manage brilliantly to upset fans of bothI know what you're thinking. You're thinking: "Yeah, sure, music's great at the moment, wonderfully varied and with the extr... more info

DrownedInSound — To continue to laud a group of seasoned, obviously talented musicians for sticking at it seems tantamount to congratulating Lionel Messi for being short. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Tom Waits's former nanny Jesca Hoop is as intriguing as her boss. Maddy Costa meets herJesca Hoop is a troubled woman. The woes that waylay the Californian singer-songwriter range from major – the recent death of both parents – to minor: a war ag... more info

NME — Band reveal the secrets of their arena tour to NME.COM more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye are set to perform on 'Later...' on BBC2 (UK Only). The band will perform on the first episode of the new series and will be joined on the show by Elbow, Anna Calvi, Raphael Saadiq and The Tallest Man On Earth.The show will air live at 10pm... more info

Guardian Music — Taken from their fifth album, Build a Rocket Boys!, here's the video premiere of the Bury band's latest single, Open Arms 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

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Liam Gallagher says bands who don't want hit records are like ''d**ks'' who wear sun cream on holiday.The former Oasis star wants his new band Beady Eye to be massive all over the world and he thinks musicians who don't want success are as gutless as... more info

Song, by Toad — What an utterly schizophrenic record; half incredible, half dull, with the dividing line almost smack in the middle of the album. For some reason, after The Night Will Always Win I seem to find Build a Rocket, Boys! really quite boring.  It is very ... more info