Looks like I'm going to be resorting to a few playlists rather than full blogs this week. An exciting combination of deadlines and emergency dental work, and the distraction this afternoon of a man in a very good gorilla suit running around the office (blame NME) mean I haven't much time at the moment. But I'm still simultaneously working my way through the pile of new CDs that amassed while I was on vacation. Here, then, is what we've played thus far today:

Fifty years on, Lew Allen publishes photos

Uncut’s woman of the year announces live gig

Uncut speaks to Donovan on the 40th anniversary of his first single, 'Catch The Wind', released in March 1965

The '80s albums which made them the most successful duo in US chart history

Blur, The Coral, Slowdive, Faye Webster, Dot Allison... plus Nick Cave duets with Debbie Harry!

Touching new Brian Wilson film finds magic and loss on the freeway of memory

Our picks of the best cinematic releases that came out this year

An extraordinary interview with Brian Wilson

Roll up! The Fab Four's greatest songs chosen by famous fans