In a move that has been rumoured almost since the choose-your-own-price release of In Rainbows, Radiohead have inked a deal with XL Records to distribute the album in all territories excluding North America.

Psychosis-rockers The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster work like dogs to get a good reaction on the opening night of their tour.

Nu-rave nut-cases Trash Fashion nuke your local dance floor with the Mom & Daddy EP - grab your glowsticks and get gurning.

Independent début album Face Of Adversity from young Mancunian metallers Fury UK demonstrates that sometimes less really is more.

Fear and loathing in Cardiff - Curses, Future Of The Left’s début album, is a strange and surreal piece of work indeed.

Maybe Reality, One Day showcases some tentative musical explorations from London prog-rockers The Crucible.