The dates are in support of their latest album Only Revolutions.

2009 will undoubtedly be remembered as the year in which the girls ruled the airwaves.

Coldplay fans in show of stupidity shocker.

It was a phenomenon meant to take over the world, kill the guitar and destroy the English language. Even as an endangered guitar player with zero grasp of street talk, I couldn’t help but think hip-hop was a great thing, a genuine revolution led by, but not limited to, music.

North East musical luminaries Field Music have announced their biggest headline show to date in London next year.

We Fell To Earth are a collaboration between longtime UNKLE stalwart Richard File and Wendy Rae Fowler (best known for her work with Queens Of The Stone Age and Mark Lanegan). File was clearly aware that he was onto something with this project because his desire to completely focus his attention on it prompted him to quit his day job with UNKLE after nigh on ten years.

It's an exciting time annually for new music, as lists of what to watch for in the next 12 months start to emerge. None are quite as important in the mainstream as the Beeb's, typically combining the well known with the genuine underground and representing a pretty wide range of "new" music.

Frightened Rabbit was once a solitary sweater-wearing student from Selkirk: Scott Hutchison frequented small stages with few songs and fewer followers. Growing into a fully-fledged band with a backlog of beautiful yet indescribable tunes, the Rabbits have found themselves caught in the spotlight and are now topping end-of-year ‘best of’ lists and selling out huge venues.

Some bands will go to any length in order to tour the UK, especially Asobi Seksu - who are so desperate to support White Lies across this fair land that they're asking for fans to help out with the costs.

It's probably quite safe to say we're reasonably excited about the upcoming Lightspeed Champion album over here at TMM.