Thinking about it now, it seems as if many of our favourite film makers decided to take 2011 off. Aside from the Coens' True Grit at the start of the year and Martin Scorsese's foray into children's movies at its close, you could be forgiven for wondering where had all the directors we'd so assiduously championed since Uncut began, in 1997, disappeared off to.

The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne has revealed that the band are working on a new collaborative LP with Bon Iver and Yoko Ono.

Elvis Costello wasn’t himself 25 years ago, the musician credits on the two albums he released in 1986 listing him as Little Hands Of Concrete (King Of America) and Napoleon Dynamite (Blood & Chocolate). While the former was a self-mocking reference to his habit of breaking guitar strings, the latter was a more boastful persona who made his stage bow as the mad-eyed master of ceremonies at fairground-like live shows.

Directed by Steve McQueen Starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan When the Manhattan branch of the Standard Hotel opened for business in summer 2009, it instantly became the hot topic of conversation among New Yorkers. Not as you might think for its stunning views across the Hudson river – but because people were flocking to the park below to watch guests having sex in front of the hotel’s floor to ceiling windows.

Radiohead have announced another summer festival headline appearance, this time at Japan's Fuji Rock festival.

A fine morning thus far, thanks to Julia Holter, Leonard Cohen and, as I type, the new album by Lee Ranaldo, “Between The Times & The Tides”.

Ryan Adams, Laura Marling and Kate Bush are also in the running for awards

'Shut Up And Play The Hits' premieres at the Sundance Film Festival later this month

Organiser also talks up his 50th anniversary plans for the Worthy Farm event

Singer will support the Felice Brothers on their UK trek