XFM.co.uk — The Scottish venue's 20th Birthday sees intimate gigs by Manic Street Preachers and more... more info

Guardian Music — Like Led Zeppelin and the Manics before them, MGMT are releasing their new album without the aid of any singles. But will this make fans judge their music differently?"We'd rather people hear the whole album as an album and see what tracks jump out r... more info

8/1 — 50 Sonic Youth - The Eternal49 Karen O and The Kids - Where the Wild things are48 Elvis Costello - Secret, Profane & Sugarcane47 Florance and the Machine - Lungs46 Ebony Bones - Bones of My Bones45 Prodigy - Invaders Must Die44 Bibio - Ambivalence Av... more info

Addict Music — ArtVinyl today announced the winner of Best Art Vinyl 2009 with the Muse album - 'The Resistance' taking first place, Manic Street Preachers' 'Journal For Plague Lovers' coming second and Fever Ray's self titled album coming third. more info

NME — Manic Street Preachers, Massive Attack also fare well more info

8/1 — 1 - Brett Anderson – Wilderness2 - Patrick Wolf – Bachelor3 - PJ Harvey & John Parish A Woman a Man Walked By4 - Bat For Lashes - Two Suns5 - Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light6 - Wild Beasts - Two Dancers7 - Richard Hawley - Tr... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Today, bleary eyes squinted at crude images crafted out of large primary-coloured pixels for the last time, as Teletext stopped functioning in the UK. If, like me, you had a special affection for the service's music magazine, Planet Sound, you'll pro... more info

Guardian Music — Shed a blocky tear of sadness for the cosy music-loving community caught between old and new mediaToday, bleary eyes squinted at crude images crafted out of large primary-coloured pixels for the last time, as Teletext stopped functioning in the UK. I... more info

8/1 — 50 Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose 49 Neko Case - Middle Cyclone 48 Atlas Sound Logos 47 Telepathe - Dance Mother46 Gallows - Grey Britain45 Richard Hawley - Truelove's Gutter44 Oneida - Rated O43 Franz Ferdinand - T... more info

8/1 — 50. Max Richter – Waltz With Bashir OST49. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II48. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid47. Bruce Springsteen – Working On a Dream46. The Black Crowes – Before the Frost…45. Cate... more info