NME — Band beat Foals, MCR and Crystal Castles to gong more info

Impose Magazine — Fresh off their Album of the Year win at the Grammys, Arcade Fire announce a full US tour. Kicking off in Denver and working their way towards a sold out Coachella think of it as a victory lap for the Canadian indie rockers, who have sold nearly 500... more info

Guardian Music — The Canadian band's lauded third album catches the zeitgeist, hymning the sense of loss in a post-crash westWhat does any piece of music mean? Music is the most untethered and abstract of art forms. Even a song has meanings or hints of meanings that ... more info

Guardian Music — After the glitz of the Brits, Radiohead put out a new album on their own website. These contrasting events show an industry in turmoil as pop stars and indie bands alike cope with a digital revolutionOn the face of it, it was a week in which the gre... more info

ContactMusic — ARCADE FIRE, MUMFORD & SONS, and rapper TINIE TEMPAH's album sales have soared since their Brit Awards wins on Tuesday night (15Feb11).Canadian rockers Arcade Fire are selling more than five times more copies of their album The Suburbs than they sold... more info

Gigwise — Follow-up to 'The Suburbs'... more info

Guardian Music — Musicians apparently allowed to vote alongside record company executives and industry figures for the first timeThis year, we are reliably informed, the Brits seeks to reposition itself. After years of selling itself to the public largely on the unsc... more info

ContactMusic — Tinie Tempah and Arcade Fire both scooped two trophies at tonight's (15.02.11) BRIT Awards.Rapper Tinie took home British Breakthrough Act and British Single for his debut track 'Pass Out' both of which were voted for by the public - while the Canadi... more info

Unreality Music — For all you Brit Awards watchers - we're liveblogging the awards show here on Shout, but for ease of reference, we thought we'd throw together a list of tonight's winners as they're announced.... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Well, I’m a bit late to the party this year when it comes to year end lists. I’ve been making this sort of list for several years now, and have noticed that publications are beginning to post their lists earlier and earlier. This... more info