DrownedInSound — At just 33 minutes long, Your Truly, Cellophane Nose is chaotic, cluttered and certainly not straightforward enough to cast her as the ‘next Laura Marling’. Thank goodness for that. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — London band put their wetsuits on to record new albumThe Vaccines' second album will "definitely" be released this year. The follow-up to last year's breakthrough debut is set to be recorded in March, with producer Ethan Johns."It'll definitely be ou... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — They'll battle likes of Kasabian, Odd Future and Azealia Banks for gongs at next month's ceremony.Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, The Vaccines and Odd Future are among the acts nominated for gongs at this year's NME Awards.The nominatio... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to watch a professionally shot video of *Laura Marling* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/lauramarling) performing "Night After Night" live at the McKittrick Hotel in New York City. more info

The Independent — Folk music is enjoying a sales boom, with Laura Marling leading a revival of the narrative song. 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

Guardian Music — Hearing Jimi Hendrix convinced singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka that it was cool for a black kid to play guitar. Now the young Londoner with the mature voice has been picked for the BBC's 'Sound of 2012' awardThese might come to seem precious hours... more info

Chorus.fm — Listen to *Laura Marling* (http://www.daytrotter.com/#%21/concert/laura-marling/20055210-37382615)'s Daytrotter session here (http://www.daytrotter.com/#%21/concert/laura-marling/20055210-37382615). Submitted by Indoor Living more info

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