Guardian Music — Bono claims forthcoming LP produced by the Gnarls Barkley DJ will be their 'best-ever album or ... irrelevant'One of U2's forthcoming three albums will be produced by Danger Mouse, Bono has revealed. With a trio of records in production, the band hav... more info

Guardian Music — US retailer rejects rapper's claims that it refused to stock controversial cover for My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyThe controversy over Kanye West's album artwork has deepened, with a major US retailer denying it ever banned it.Earlier this week, ... more info

Guardian Music — The brains behind indie's online bible on how his site grew from just two reviews a day to a worldwide operation read by millionsEntrepreneurs are often told the key to success is to come up with something you crave that is not yet available. Ryan Sc... more info

Guardian Music — From Bach to Björk, and Mozart to metal, the cello's dark, majestic undertow runs through popular musicWhat is it? The most resonant voice in the strings section, the cello has been described as the instrument that most closely corresponds to the hu... more info

Pop Candy — Good morning! I hope you're all feeling well -- the more I step out of the apartment and into the world, the more I realize my flu is really ... more info

NME — 'Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses' will open at the Experience Music Project from April 16, 2011 more info

Idolator — If only the Internet rumor that Justin Bieber claimed to be this generation’s Kurt Cobain were true, because the “U Smile” crooner is about to follow in the late Nirvana frontman’s footsteps by going acoustic. JB announced coyly via Twitter t... more info

Guardian Music — Finance firms using instrument for team-building, following example of enthusiasts Bill Gates and Warren BuffettOnce the preserve of people cleaning windows or leaning on lamp-posts, the ukulele is being adopted by City traders looking for relief fro... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Just like great athletes have career defining moments, so, too, do musicians. For Pulp, it was their last minute fill-in for an imploding Stone Roses on the main stage at the Glastonbury Festival in 1995, still regarded as one of the festival’s fin... more info

KEXP Seattle — The EMP is one of the crown jewels of our fair city (architecturally anyway), but the majority of Seattleites probably haven’t been there more than once or twice. Next year, once or twice will become twice or thrice, as a new Nirvana exhibit called... more info