Guardian Music — Noel is guest editing Saturday's Guardian Guide: see more, including new band tips with Kasabian's Serge more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noah & The Whale, Florence And The Machine and Snow Patrol also enjoyed strong sales in 2011.Coldplay, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Florence And The Machine have been revealed as the biggest selling rock acts of 2011.According to The Offici... more info

Guardian Music — Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care?This year's Brit awards will be a melancholy experience for indie rock fans. The genre's big live performers will be Blur and Noel Gallagh... more info

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Guardian Music — Full list of all the artists nominated in categories for this year's awardsBritish male solo artistEd Sheeran (Atlantic Records/Warner Music)James Blake (Polydor/Universal Music)James Morrison (Island/Universal Music)Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird... more info

Guardian Music — Other acts confirmed for California desert event include Pulp, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsRadiohead, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg are to headline this year's Coachella festival in California. The event takes place in the de... more info

Totally Fuzzy — For today's Live Performance we'll have to go back to last year's New Year's Eve. Throwing a serious party in the O2 Arena in London at that time, were U.K. alt. rockers Kasabian. Don't worry, you didn't miss anything, we got... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The Smokin’ Barrels have been confirmed as the support act for Noel Gallagher‘s forthcoming sold out show at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena on February 23rd this year.The high profile home-town gig marks more positive news for the hotly-tipped t... more info

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Gigwise — Band call for more rock bands in 2012... more info