The Horrors' Spider Webb and Tom Furse, who together form the side-project band Spider And the Flies, have released a free online mixtape.

The Horrors have started a mystery countdown on their website, Thehorrors.co.uk.

Blur are indeed entering the studio, and yesterday head monkey Damon Albarn journeyed into BBC Radio 1 to guest DJ on Zane Lowe's show. During the two-hour set he played other folks' songs (Dead Prez, Eagles Of Death Metal, Omar Souleyman, the Horrors) as well as some Gorillaz material: "Broken," "Electric Shock," and "Stylo/Binge." We found the...

Dirty Pretty Things' Didz Hammond, Hadouken!'s James Smith, The Horrors' Faris Rotter and Audio Bullys are among the acts set to DJ at the forthcoming Big Learner Dancer Xmas Party at new London venue 36 on Shaftesbury Avenue on December 5.

CSS, The Horrors and Foals are set to play DJ sets at the Together Halloween Horror Show at the London Scala venue on October 25.