NME - In The Office — A few years ago, during my tenure as Features Editor at NME, I went to the pub, picked up a copy of music supplement Observer Music Monthly (RIP), read the cover story about ‘The New British Eccentrics’ (contents: Foals, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, These ... more info

Guardian Music — Man Alive, debut album by Mancunian contemporaries of Delphic and Hurts, has found favour with everyone from Elbow to Take ThatMan Alive, the debut album by Everything Everything, was one of the most intriguing releases of 2010. Encompassing the most... more info

melophobe — After wrapping up a solo album as Maximum Balloon, playing and producing for TV On the Radio and producing for Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Foals (I know, I know, stop name dropping already), Dave Sitek has moved on to use his creative energies writing an... more info

BBC 6 Music — We look back on a successful year for the Oxford band more info

Altsounds — Jonquil are Hugo Manuel, Sam Hudson Scott and Robin McDiarmid, three men in their early twenties living in Oxford, England. The band rehearse and record at home in their new east Oxford studio, having recently relocated from the House of Supreme Ma... more info

Guardian Music — This blue-eyed indie trio are a band out of their time, channelling soul-inflected sounds from the Jam to Stevie WonderHometown: Reading.The lineup: James Girdler (guitar, vocals), Daniel Stargatt (bass), Daniel Webb (drums).The background: There hav... more info

Altsounds — *Crystal Fighters* can announce details of a headline London show at Heaven this coming *March 16th*! Capping off a brilliant year for the band with the release of their debut album '*Star Of Love*' and a tour with Foals, the band open 2011 with thei... more info

NME — Plus Foals' 'Spanish Sahara' crowned best track more info

Gigwise — Band want to hook-up with producer... more info

NME - The Video Blog — We recently launched a new section on NME.COM, the From The Studio hub. Here you'll find all the latest action from the NME Studios at NME HQ, where bands drop by on a regular basis for exclusive sessions and interviews. This week we welcomed Detro... more info