Gigwise — He joins the Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser line-up... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher will be playing two headline shows at this year's Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit. The TCT Benefit Concert Series will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. He will perform on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th of March at Londonâ€... more info

Guardian Music — This hoarse whisperer sounds like an ageing American blues singer ... not bad for a twentysomething lad from EssexHometown: Motorway services, UK.The lineup: John Smith (voice, guitar).The background: He couldn't be more inauspiciously named, and yet... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Paul Weller returns on April 12 with new album 'Wake Up The Nation'. He's hailed it as "political with a small 'p'" himself, and it's clear straight away that he's got rather a lot to get off his chest. There'll be a full, considered review in the is... more info

NME — He gives fans a track-by-track guide to 'Wake Up The Nation' more info

Rolling Stone — AC/DC will join Megadeth, Motörhead, Them Crooked Vultures and Stone Temple Pilots at June 11-13th’s Download Festival in the U.K. The BBC reports that the fest’s capacity has been expanded to 110,000; tickets go on sale January 29th. Justin Tim... more info

Undercover, Australia — The Jam is not reforming despite what you read. more info

Songs:Illinois — Music Bloggers get a lot of email and that’s the truth. Most are hard sell from bands or promo people with photos, quotes, tour dates, reviews and proclamations of greatness. Here’s just a tiny sampling of artists that sent out overblown pr miss... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Released in October 1985, See The Day by D.C. Lee sold more than 250,000 copies and climbed to #3 in the UK singles chart. This was at a time when The Style Council were at their most popular having enjoyed a run of hit singles and two top selling a... more info

NME - The Daily Download — I played Time Crisis in a shopping mall video arcade the other day, and it was rubbish. For some reason I thought it would be amazing in a retro kind of way but no - more dated than Paul Weller. [...] Read more! more info