Gigwise — Recording industry bodies issue letters... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Radiohead fans sharing online copies of the band's album In Rainbows have been targeted in a new internet crackdown in a bid to stop the spread of free music. more info

NME — Websites hosting the album's files targeted by RIAA and IFPA more info

Guardian Music — The Montreal-based septet will be out to prove that a band's all-important third LP can retain the capacity to surpriseAs you might have noticed, unflagging glory seekers Arcade Fire are releasing their third album, very generously extending their lu... more info

Guardian Music — MercuryAlarm bells usually ring out when bands start writing about being in a band. Sometimes known as second (or, indeed, third) album syndrome, this affliction can strike any time after a successful release. The syndrome implies that a band's forma... more info

Altsounds — RAKAFEED are primary arbiter Richard Northen in collaboration with Radiohead, Massive Attack and Bjork collaborator Sally Herbert and guitarist Elliot King. Together they have created STATES, an album of ethereal, leftfield dance compositions; perhap... more info

Altsounds — On July 20th, Amanda Palmer and her business collective - Sean Francis, Beth Hommel, and Hayley Rosenblum (lovingly dubbed "Team Chaos") - released "Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on her Magical Ukulele" via Bandcamp to rema... more info

Perfect Porridge — MP3: Radiohead – “Reckoner (Error [...] more info

KEXP Seattle — Robin Pecknold from Fleet Foxes has released a 14 minutes black and white documentary of his current tour as the opening act for Joanna Newsom.The video is available for viewing on the Fleet Foxes web site. Phil Selway, famous as the drummer for Radi... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The cryptic title of today's posting can be the answer to the question, 'So what is your favourite 45 by James?'According to wikipdia, the band have released 32 singles/EPs, dating back to 1983. I've most of them in the collection in some shape or fo... more info