Guardian Music — Ceremony at Brixton Academy also dishes out prizes to Pulp, Florence + The Machine and the SmithsFormer Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was declared a godlike genius at the NME Awards on Wednesday night.The magazine's editor, Krissi Murison, hailed hi... more info

Chorus.fm — When our parents were growing up, "pop" music was the norm. For the most part, it was really good too. Besides the obvious Beatles and Beach Boys catalogs, there were also bands like The Kinks and The Zombies making great strides in keeping that thre... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher’s new band is doing well, though not quite as well as his old one. He explains why Oasis won’t be getting back together before The Smiths, or The KinksIt's early evening in Adelaide and “bloody boiling”, according to Noel Galla... more info

Guardian Music — Bass guitarist with the influential Detroit hard-rock band the MC5The bass guitarist Michael Davis, who has died of liver failure aged 68, joined Detroit's seminal rock band the MC5 in 1965. He stayed with them during their most challenging and incen... more info

Guardian Music — You hear a song in the background during a bar scene in a movie. Next thing, you're in loveIn the mid 70s, I knew nothing about the Zombies other than that they had been a mildly successful band a decade earlier – which seemed an age – and featur... more info

411 Mania — From the Rolling Stones' "Angie" and Eric Clapton's "Layla" to "Lola" by the Kinks, the Ramones' "Judy Is A Punk" and more, 411's Christopher Bell breaks down the top 10 songs about girls! more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo soundtrack is the highlight of the year's smallest music release list. The only other new release I can recommend is Patrick Wolf's Brumalia EP import The Kinks in... more info

411 Mania — From John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and Bing Crosby and David Bowie's "Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy" to The Kinks' "Father Christmas" and more, 411's Christopher Bell counts down the top 10 songs for Christmas! more info

ContactMusic — Veteran rocker Ray Davies paid a surprise visit to a U K village hall on Friday 16Dec11 to watch a group of children perform a musical inspired by The Kinks The British star used the bands hits to create Childs Play which chronicles the last 60 year.... more info

411 Mania — Ray Davies sees his own production of 'Child's Play' performed... more info