Stereogum — Great Britain’s annual Mercury Music Prize is a lot of fun. In the annual ceremony, a panel of music-business figures decides the best British album of the year. They often pick grand-consensus records like Suede’s first album and Pulp’s Differ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Chicago alt-rockers Urge Overkill are celebrating the release of Rock & Roll Submarine, their first new album since 1995′s Exit the Dragon. The quartet may be best known for their cover of Neil Diamond‘s “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon” after... more info

ContactMusic — British singer Jarvis Cocker hinted that his reunion with Pulp is over during the band's last gig of its summer tour on Sunday (04Sep11). The 1990s Britpop icons announced last year (10) they would be reteaming for a string of shows, and began the fi... more info

NME — Jarvis Cocker hints that Irish festival may have been the end of their reunion more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, LondonEver since guitar music exchanged its dependency on new blood for a life support machine, band reunions have come thick and fast. Some have been cynical, bloodless exercises in late onset remuneration, and some have been exce... more info

Guardian Music — Richfield Avenue, ReadingReading is the last big party of the summer and formerly the rockiest. Download may have stolen its metal crown but the fun has by no means disappeared with the leather.One of the best things about the festival is that the st... more info

Guardian Music — We're still clearing the mud off our boots after Reading and Leeds festival ... luckily you've got more than enough opinions to fill this week's Sleeve NotesA quick Reading and Leeds festival roundupReading festival review, Friday with My Chemical Ro... more info

The Quietus — Alkan's new label Phantasy takes over Rooms 1 and 2 on Friday 2nd September, while Pulp frontman plays a DJ set in Room 3 more info

Guardian Music — This week on the web music roundup, the BBC's extensive coverage of the Reading festival came at the unfortunate expense of the Notting Hill CarnivalIn a UK music scene currently dominated – and enlivened – by urban music, it seems a pity that th... more info

VH1 Blog — Last night, Dave Grohl used part of the Foo Fighters‘ Best Rock Video VMA speech as a call to “look a little harder” but “Never lose faith in real rock n’ roll music.” Just thirty-odd hours earlier, The Strokes, arguably one of the higher... more info