David Arnold at the helm for Dame's first new studio album for 20 years

Northeastern folk family tweak name and lineup, but stay true to their course

The last footage of Jackson to be released worldwide on September 28

Speech Therapy beats bookies favourite Florence and the Machine

Apologies for the radio silence these past couple of weeks – I’ve been on holiday a long way from the CD mountain, catching up on some well-earned silence. Thanks for all your correspondence in the meantime, not least the kind words about my “Seeing For Miles” comp, and the Brazilian contributions to the Os Mutantes piece.

Fabs founder says band are keen for official downloads

The band to play one-off show before Christmas

We have two pairs of tickets for Club Uncut to giveaway!

We have music’s most famous former janitor in the hot seat very soon

The Humbug live shows start in November