Guardian Music — Folktronica not leftfield enough? Try this beginner's guide to obscure music genresSaturday 17 April is international Record Store Day, that annual global celebration of our independent vinyl emporiums. Or what's left of them, anyway. Here in Britain... more info

Guardian Music — Super Furry Animals frontman teams up with cult troubadour on forthcoming experimental solo recordSuper Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys is to release an experimental solo album, recorded with Brazilian cult troubadour and part-time TV repair man Tony Da Ga... more info

Pitchfork — Super Furry Animals leader Gruff Rhys is a weird guy. He wears a Power Rangers head onstage. He makes movies about searching for his long-lost Welsh relatives. And, of course, SFA are one of the most genuinely eccentric bands of the last 20 years. An... more info

NME — Rhys has collaborated with Brazilian TV Tony Da Gatorra more info

Pitchfork — Gorillaz are currently treating hardcore devotees to an exclusive fan-only rehearsal tour around England. The core band includes Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn alongside reunited Clash members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon. The current tour is in pre... more info

Guardian Music — The Harley, SheffieldThere shouldn't be many comparisons between a twentysomething girl from Cardiff and a German Warhol actor whose heroin-addled life ended with a tumble from a bicycle. But young Welsh singer Cate Le Bon is uncannily reminiscent o... more info

Altsounds — You may recognize Cate Le Bon's name from her featured guest vocals on Neon Neon's "I Lust You." Her name may ring a bell because of her UK label deal on Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys', Irony Bored Records. But it is Cate Le Bon's dark ... more info

MTV.com News — Here's a little of what you can expect from the latest offering from Damon Albarn and crew.By James Montgomery Gorillaz Photo: EMI Music / Jamie Hewlett Much like Lazarus, Superman and, uh, Sayid from "Lost," Gorillaz are back from the dea... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The Gorillaz were the first virtual band. There had been fake bands before, but the musicians hiding between the cartoon characters took it one step further. Basically the brain child of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett the "band" released the succes... more info

Guardian Music — Murdoc from Gorillaz tees up their 2D takeover of our music site with a rough guide to the band's new best buddies on Plastic Beach. Plus! De La Soul give their side of the taleVisit guardian.co.uk/music on Monday to see what Gorillaz get up to with ... more info