LargeHeartedBoy — Neil McCormick profiles The National. I think the National are one of those groups (like REM and Radiohead in their moment) who have stumbled into a zone where the magical confluence between genuinely poetic language and the songcraft of melody,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mihai Vancea said... Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz (2010) Review - It’s too long and a little messy. The Age of Adz is bound to be divisive for fans of Illinois, but since I was never too much into the old Sufjan Stevens, I like this album a lot.... more info

Guardian Music — Stepping in at 6Music, John Peel's son Tom Ravenscroft is proving a real chip off the old blockThis week saw the anniversary of John Peel's death, six years ago on Monday. He was often mentioned in the campaign to save 6Music, a station many regard a... more info

NME — Radiohead, Snow Patrol and Alicia Keys also feature in the Top 10 list more info

Guardian Music — Nick Clegg wants 'annoying' Waka Waka on his desert island because of his 'obsessed' little boy, but the discs show he has even more in common with his coalition partner David CameronIn the five months since David Cameron and Nick Clegg went public w... more info

Guardian Music — (Barbican Hall, London; Café de Paris, London)"I return," announces Duffy imperiously, a third of the way through an industry showcase for her imminent album, Endlessly. Liggers, fan-club members and the music journalists of Europe smile at her feet... more info

Guardian Music — (Virgin)It is usually unwise to judge an album by its cover. But in the case of Bryan Ferry's Olympia – and many of his works as part of Roxy Music and solo – such a verdict would not be out of place. The surfaces of Ferry's works have always bee... more info

Spinner.com — Would the Beatles be quite as fab if they had stuck to their earlier moniker of Johnny and the Moondogs? Does Diana Ross fronting a trio called the Primettes bestow her the proper level of divahood? Take our Ultimate Original Band Name Quiz and see i... more info

ContactMusic — Eliza Doolittle is a huge Radiohead fan. The British 'Same Genes' singer said that because she is best known for upbeat, jaunty pop songs, most people don't realise... more info

Guardian Music — The latest solo album by the Roxy Music man sees Ferry reuniting with his old bandOlympia is the first solo endeavour by Bryan Ferry since his 2007 album Dylanesque. And yet despite being billed as a solo effort it sees the musician joining forces on... more info