Guardian Music — (4AD)Like an American Elbow, the National have taken over a decade and several albums to bring their mournful, elegiac anthems to a point where High Violet is the magnum opus that will make them stars. Crafted from humming guitars, tinkling pianos, m... more info

Guardian Music — Tom Ravenscroft takes Iron Maiden singer's slot on closure-threatened BBC digital stationTom Ravenscroft, son of late DJ John Peel, is to continue his father's legacy by championing new music on his own BBC Radio show.The 30-year-old will host a week... more info

Guardian Music — Mancunian band to fly home to roost after their current tour for a two-year break from recordingAlthough Doves are not splitting up, the Mancunian band are taking a two-year break from recording, they revealed yesterday. "We just [want] to get off th... more info

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Elbow, the Ting Tings, Kaiser Chiefs and the Cure have joined together in a chorus of pleas on a website launched to save BBC 6 Music. more info

Pop Justice — Let's hoist up our skirts and use the of recycled news: » Rihanna has turned in a rather energetic performance of 'Rockstar 101' on American Idol. (NME) (http://www.nme.com/news/lcd-soundsystem/50529) COME ON MURPHY YOU'VE HAD LITERALLY A DECADE ... more info

Guardian Music — R Kelly makes the ladies an offer they can refuse, while Doves show that heaven knows they're not miserable nowWe Are Scientists – Rules Don't Stop What do you get if you cross two New York art rockers with a penchant for comedy moustaches and... more info

Guardian Music — O2, LondonIt is risky enough to break an eight-year silence with an album of cover versions, as Peter Gabriel has just done with Scratch My Back. To then debut it in its entirety at a venue the size of the O2 seems downright obtuse. But you don't hav... more info

Guardian Music — This Manchester mope patrol strive for the soaring melancholia of Joy Division and the Cure, but sound like another Elbow or ColdplayHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Elliott Williams (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tom Dyball (bass), Marcus Wheeldon (gu... more info

Time Out, London — Former Genesis leader tours his album of covers, which features takes on Radiohead, Paul Simon, Elbow and Bon Iver songs to vocal and orchestral backing more info