Guardian Music — Is it possible to make a chorus out of the word 'amanaemonesia'? Here's a band who want to find out ...You may have heard Brooklyn's Chairlift soundtracking an iPod advert a few years ago with their oddly jaunty single, Bruises. Though the exposure d... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper says record inspired by forthcoming Kanye West collaboration is experimental but 'not weird'Jay-Z has begun work on his next solo album, the follow-up to his forthcoming collaboration with Kanye West. Although the rapper is only two songs into... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Sub Pop / 2007It's hard to believe that six years have gone by since Jimmy Tamborello caressed us with the glorious 'Life is Full of Possibilities' album. This was a record that successfully blended the exciting sound of distorted, glitch-ridden elec... more info

Sky News — A female grizzly bear has killed a man hiking with his wife in Yellowstone National Park after the couple surprised the animal and her cubs. more info

Guardian Music — Royal Concert Hall, NottinghamThis week has seen the pop tribe's elders out in force. Bob Dylan (70) played a blinder at London's Feis festival last Saturday, followed by Van Morrison (65) the following night. At Glastonbury, a stage has been set asi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: CANT - "Ghosts" (MP3) Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor aka CANT In 2009, Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor put out first single "Ghosts" under his solo moniker CANT (MP3 above). He's now set to release his first full length for the... more info

NME — 'Dreams Come True' is out on September 13 more info

DrownedInSound — Chris Taylor may be more well known as the guy from Grizzly Bear, and why not, they are pretty astonishing in several different ways. He's branching out once more, though, to release a solo record under his own name. Well, under the name of CANT, whi... more info

Guardian Music — August 2000: Number 42 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe noughties phenomenon of blog-rock wasn't born with a bang – for certain, no Strokes-style changing of the guard took place. Yet it was unquestionably one of ... more info

Guardian Music — From scoring Oscar-winning films to helping out Björk, Nico Muhly is in demand all over the globe – and he's still only 29. The US composer tells Tom Service why his first opera is based on a Manchester knife attackTo go for a walk with Nico Muhly... more info