The Vinyl Villain — Sorry about the terrible pun which came to me as I was putting together last Saturday's piece about The Smiths.There's loads can be said about Ben Watt - the laziest and easiest thing I can do is refer you to this wiki page.But returning somewhat to... more info

Guardian Music — It might turn a blind eye to frivolous pop and conceptual sound-art, but the Mercury is diligent in its balancing of everything in betweenAs you may have noticed, on Tuesday this week there will be a new Mercury album of the year, the 19th. Even thou... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces the Mercury prize nominees and winners that make up his prizes and awards discussion panelAfter a couple of decades, there are a couple of hundred acts to choose from when it comes to assembling a panel to discuss what it was l... more info

Guardian Music — This week's show looks ahead to the Mercury prize, to be dished out to one of 12 nominees next Tuesday (7 September). Alexis Petridis is joined by Rosie Swash, Alex Needham and Michael Hann to discuss albums by Dizzee Rascal, Paul Weller, Foals, Cori... more info

Guardian Music — Former prime minister claims in memoir that U2 frontman could have ended up in No 10 if he hadn't chosen pop over politicsIn a memoir filled with profound navel-gazing, political bombshells and a few purple-prose love scenes, Tony Blair has also foun... more info

ContactMusic — Former OASIS star NOEL GALLAGHER is back in the studio as pal PAUL WELLER's drummer.The rocker has swapped his guitar for sticks for sessions with Weller - and the... more info

ContactMusic — Noel Gallagher kept it "fat and funky" when he played drums for Paul Weller.'Wake Up The Nation' singer Paul said he was pleased to have secured the services of... more info

ContactMusic — Paul Weller found splitting from his long-term partner "f***ing hard".The 52-year-old singer - who has five children from previous relationships - also admits it... more info

News of The World — Taylor Momsem's been hanging out with Paul Weller's son Natt. more info

Guardian Music — What often passed the post-punk brigade by was his musical subtlety - and a restlessness that makes him a compelling artistMidway through our interview with Paul Weller in today's Film & Music section, the former Jam frontman has a spit-out-the-coffe... more info