Sleeve Notes: Kate Bush, Blur and the year ahead

Five things we learned from this week's music news •That 2011's release schedule involves a lot of hinting (that means you Kate Bush . And you, Blur ) • Skepta is considering becoming a grime tour guide • Why release one book of memoirs, when you can release three? • Trent Reznor had his doubts about the film he won a Golden Globe for soundtracking • Boy George enjoys returning religious artefacts Five things we learned from our music blog • Listening to vinyl in complete silence – not as boring as you might think • One Direction's teenage fans are causing mayhem again • Trish Keenan will be remembered for her endless positivity (not to mention her laugh) • Playing the odd bum note can be a good thing • Our writer dares argue that Big Audio Dynamite were more pioneering than the Clash Five new bands to check out this week • G-Side • Therapies Son • Keep Shelly in Athens • Cloud Nothings • Jessica Lea Mayfield Some other random stuff • Our How I wrote live session takes on ... Beethoven • The indie professor helped increase intellectual discussion on our podcast by about 237% •Oh, and we tweet too, you know