On the generally acclaimed Let England Shake, Harvey gave her music a bony, volkish edge, flaying it back to strummed autoharp, electric guitar and crude drums, mongrelising it with awkwardy intrusive sampling of Middle Eastern singers, dub interjections and huntsmen’s horns. Seamus Murphy’s cinematography complements this approach perfectly: not storyboarded, but collaged from various journeys around the island made during 2011, from the remotest hedgerows to the heart of London.

Rocketjuice And The Moon, the new project featuring Damon Albarn, Flea and Tony Allen, will release their debut album on March 26.

The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood has revealed that he turned down the chance to join Led Zeppelin.

A quick video to carry us through the weekend. I've been playing the new Starving Weirdos album, "Land Lines", for a few weeks now.

Noah and the Whale, Arcade Fire and Florence and the Machine are amongst the artists that have made it on to US President Barack Obama's Spotify playlist.

The Black Keys' frontman Dan Auerbach has said that he doesn't 'really care' if rock music dies out.

Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band have announced that Clarence Clemons' nephew Jake will be taking over from his uncle as their band's touring saxophonist.

Psychological, cult-escapee drama...

Tom Jones' cover of Howlin Wolf's 'Evil', which has been produced by Jack White, has debuted online. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to hear it.

Field Music are streaming their new album 'Plumb' before its official release next Monday (February 13). To hear the album, visit NME.COM. 'Plumb' is the fourth studio album from the duo, which is made up of Sunderland siblings Peter and David Brewis, and is the follow-up to their 2010 double LP 'Field Music (Measure)'.