The Flaming Lips will headline this year's Parklife Weekender in Manchester.

Former Libertines man Pete Doherty has received a damages payment from the publishers of the now defunct newspaper the News Of The World after it admitted hacking his phone.

Orbital have announced that they will provide the soundtrack to forthcoming film Pusher.

A new museum dedicated to the life of Johnny Cash is set to open in Nashville later this year.

Independent record label Bella Union will celebrate their 15 birthday by hosting a day at this summer's End Of The Road festival. The label has announced that they will be staging a takeover of the festival bill on Friday August 31, and bringing acts including Beach House, Dirty Three, Midlake and Veronica Falls to the site at Larmer Tree Gardens in North Dorset.

The Jesus And Mary Chain have reformed for a US tour.

Metallica have announced that they will be putting on their own festival this summer and that Arctic Monkeys, The Gaslight Anthem and Best Coast are among the bands who they've booked to play the event.

You can hear 'Machine Gun Silhouette', the B-side to Jack White's debut solo single 'Love Interruption', by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking.

Trying hard to disregard the fact that one record here has possibly irritated me more than anything I’ve played for a while, another nice list this week. Second Jack White track out is another keeper, and the Ililta! 12, especially, is really growing on me.

Pulp have been named as the recipients of the Teenage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution To Music Award at this year's NME Awards.