This week just gone

The ten most-read stories published this month have been:

1. Google pulls videos from YouTube as PRS asks for more
2. Ticketmaster collapses under weight of Jackson presale
3. U2 announce a stadium tour; world tries to feign surprise
4. Government takes adverts on Spotify; Telegraph outraged
5. Gennaro Castaldo talks up U2 sales
6. Jay Kay's car smashed
7. Thom Yorke blanks Miley Cyrus; Cyrus complains
8. PR companies suggest rehabilitation routes for Chris Brown
9. Half of U2's audience have vanished since last album
10. Limewire make Darknets easier; RIAA's job harder

These were this week's interesting releases:


Micachu & The Shapes - Jewellery


download Jewellery



Propagandhi - Supporting Caste



The Rippingtons - Modern Art



Starsailor - All The Plans


download All The Plans



Nick Lowe - Quiet Please The New Best Of...



The Boy Least Likely To - The Law Of The Playground


download The Law Of The Playground



Steve Earle - Live At The BBC


Download Steve Earle back catalogue



Mary Coughlan - The House Of Ill Repute


download The House Of Ill Repute



Polly Scattergood - Polly Scattergood


download Polly Scattergood



Pete Doherty - Last Of The English Roses


Download The Libertines back catalogue instead