Guardian Music — The Pulp singer's new 6 Music show got off to a promisingly eccentric start, complete with echo effect and Betjeman singleListen to Jarvis Cocker's 6 Music show via iPlayer It's been a diverse few months for Sheffield's thinnest and tallest ever pop ... more info

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Guardian Music — If the BBC is looking to inject some extra excitement into the next series of Strictly Come Dancing, then they might have found it. Jarvis Cocker, according to the Daily Mirror, is keen to take part. 'I would definitely consider it,' the former Pulp ... more info

Guardian Music — These punky popsters aspire to be Roxy Music, but end up sounding like Menswear ... only not as goodHometown: Woodbridge, Suffolk.The lineup: Christian (guitar), Charlie (vocals, guitar), Rory (vocals), Ali (drums) and Thom (bass).The background: The... more info

Guardian Music — Florence's quirky pop debut harked back to the days when artists could reach the higher echelons of the charts with music that's both uncompromising and inventiveWhich other albums made out critics' poll 2009 list? Florence Welch may have had the big... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — When you're trying to get your band to be given attention from a music blog, sometimes it pays to be relentlessly persistent. I wasn't a big fan the Kiss Off and to be honest I wasn't the biggest fan of the band they turned into (ArpLine) at first. ... more info

Guardian Music — Record producer with a star-studded portfolioBob Keane, who has died aged 87, was one of the pioneering Los Angeles record men and a maverick talent scout, record producer and label owner. The soul singer Sam Cooke scored his first pop hit on a Kean... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — For the Neko Case fan who has everything: limited edition Giclee prints of the Middle Cyclone album art. The Philadelphia City Paper reviews the new Pulp remastered albums (Different Class, His 'n' Hers, This Is Hardcore). It is interesting —.... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Continuing the series of tracks and words as found on the CD The Indie Scene 1986, a compilation released in 1992.mp3 : Pulp - Little Girl (Fire FIRE 5)Sheffield's Jarvis Cocker and his cohorts have only recently re-emerged from a self-imposed sabbat... more info

BBC News - UK — Pulp Fiction co-screenwriter Roger Avary is sent back to a secure prison after reportedly giving updates on his sentence on Twitter. more info