Guardian Music — Calls to save 6 Music invoke the idea of 'new music'. But the phrase needs unpicking – making music discovery a central promise is a fraught businessOn the morning its future was thrown into public jeopardy, the digital radio station BBC 6 Mus... more info

The Telegraph — Helen Brown delights in Maps and Legends, Michael Chabon's first essay collection, and Manhood for Amateurs, his witty memoir more info

The Independent — American new-wave band Devo, best known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," has launched an unconventional marketing campaign for its spring 2010 comeback album, the first since 1990's Smooth Noodle Maps. Fresh off a performance at the Vancouver Olympic Gam... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Cast Spells' debut EP Bright Works and Baton (via Sargent House, the folks that brought us the great Fang Island) came out somewhere near the tail end of 2009, completely under my radar (and apparently the radar of many others, unfortunately). David ... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: NAO come bearing Grappling HooksNorth Atlantic Oscillation have just confirmed a UK headline tour to accompany the release of their Grappling Hooksalbum in March and have also unleashed a beautiful (and slightly twisted) new video for th... more info

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MTV.com News — Mobile device combines the power of a laptop with the functionality of an iPhone.By Russ Frushtick Steve Jobs and the iPad Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple revealed its next major hardware release in San Francisco on Wednesday (Ja... more info

All About Jazz — Creatures With Striking Features will perform at Ibeam on Friday February 5 at 9:30pm. The group features Phil Doyle on saxophone, Jeff Davis on drums, and Landon Knoblock on rhodes. Ibeam is located at 168 7th St. Brooklyn, NY. F, R, and G trains to... more info

Guardian Music — Featuring soaring vocals and spectral soundscapes, this London trio look set to become the first mainstream dubstep indie bandHometown: London.The lineup: Matt Parker (guitar, keyboard, MPC, Digital Audio Workstation [DAW]), Chris Amblin (guitar, key... more info

XFM.co.uk — Wayne Coyne in a bath is the latest – and most bizarre – celebrity spot on Google Maps. more info