Keeping track of new music, media and industry news.

Plus, the scandal of bands paying for reviews and end of year chart placings, and a welcome kick in the knackers for Thicke...

It's down, down, deeper and down this week, as we bring you this week's music digest, including Kevin Shields' britpop conspiracy...

Plus: Madonna covers Elliott Smith, Godspeed rail against their own award, and how Amazon could independent record shops "within three years"...

Universal get into a Panic over Peanuts/Smiths crossover, the legal woes of Kim Dotcom and Sky Ferreira, riots in Greece over murder of anti-fascist rapper, and Idris Elba reveals Gallagher beef...

Mumford & Sons booted from strip club! Arcade Fire attacked after graffiti rampage! Robin Thicke banned! Sadly all is not as it seems in this week's news round-up...

Midnight Davis, Cypher to join The Monitors as we launch our semi-regular club night at Catch Bar, Shoredtich

The AIM Awards, Cassette Store Day, Glastonbury, Ministry of Sound, Spotify and Michael Jackson's spoon get The-Monitors treatment...

Shame on a Knitta! Wu Tang's woollies, Frank Turner's mum, Miley Cyrus' arse and Deptford Goth's drinking habits dominate our news round-up this week...

Prince's breakfast, Murdoch's Vice, Checker's pecker and Alex Band's fractured spine in our news round-up...

Album sales up 44% in indie shops, but Jay Z's not happy about Billboard refusing to count his Samsung sales in their chart...