ContactMusic — Stars including BECK, SNOW PATROL and THE CURE's ROBERT SMITH have teamed up to record a tribute album in honour of late singer-songwriter JOHN MARTYN.The star, who died... more info

NME — Former members of The Verve, David Gray and Lisa Hannigan also contribute more info

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonAt the end of last year, Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars was named most played song of the decade, but a request for it is given short shrift by frontman Gary Lightbody. "Boy, did you waste your money," he scoffs.Turning away from anthemic in... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-06 Turin, Italy - Stadio Olimpico !08-10 Frankfurt, Germany - Commerzbank Arena !08-12 Hanover, Germany - AWD Stadium !08-15 Horsens, Denmark - Casa Arena $08-16 Horsens, Denmark - Casa Arena $08-20 Helsinki, Finland - Olympic Stadium %08-21 Helsi... more info

The Mirror — James Corden getting music lessons from Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody at HMV Oxford Street, London.. Rhys Ifans nodding away to the amazing Mumford and Sons at the i-Tunes festival, Camden.. more info

The Mirror — James Corden getting music lessons from Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody at HMV Oxford Street, London.. Rhys Ifans nodding away to the amazing Mumford and Sons at the i-Tunes festival, Camden.. more info

Guardian Music — (Fiction)This first offering from Tired Pony, a country-rock supergroup including members of REM and Belle & Sebastian, is in thrall to tempestuous love affairs and the concept of flight. It's tempting, in its preoccupation with trading dull stabilit... more info

Guardian Music — (Old Radio Tunes)A little charm goes a very long way, as the Hertfordshire trio Larsen B prove. Their first album offers a large dose of one of the prevalent tropes of pop/rock in recent years: the kind of non-specific yearning that Coldplay and Snow... more info

Stereogum — Quite an assemblage of fancy names for this new project from Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody, called Tired Pony, with members including R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Belle & Sebastian’s Richard Colburn, along with an extensive cameo list (M. Ward, Tom S... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Tired Pony is a new super-group consisting of Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody, R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, and Belle & Sebastian’s Richard Colburn. A pretty impressive lineup, full of three pretty different bands in their own right. The band will re... more info