Nialler9 — Thunderous drums, Kate Bush high drama, reverberating bass. ‘Vampires’ is a sky-scrapping sit-up-and-take-notice epic pop song from a four-piece band called Letters To Fiesta who are Anna-Louisa Etherington (Vox/synth), Tom Brydon (guitar... more info

The Independent — Where does art go to die? Frieze New York, apparently.     more info

Sweeping The Nation — For the Wicker Man associations and, well, that bandname Sheffield-based trio Summer Of Blood are if anything on the swoonsome side of things. Featuring Reenie and Dafydd from the late Nature Set, who were on last year's STN album, they're equal part... more info

ContactMusic — Kate Bush – the singer and songwriter who penned the hits ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Running Up The Hill’ – has been awarded a CBE. Bush is... more info

ContactMusic — One of Britain’s most critically lauded pop stars has been given additional royal recognition, with the news that Kate Bush has been awarded with a... more info

ContactMusic — Kate Bush has been honoured with a Commander of the British Empire (Cbe) medal by Queen Elizabeth Ii.The reclusive Wuthering Heights singer made a... more info

The Independent — Kate Bush, one of Britain's most unique and innovative singers, was made a CBE by the Queen today and dedicated the honour to her family and musical collaborators.     more info

Aurgasm — minimal folk // avant-pop The avant-garde pop songstress Lia Ices possesses the theatrical glamour of Florence Welch, while her husky, half-whispered vocals are reminiscent of Joanna Newsom, Kate Bush and Cat Power. Lia’s album Grown Uknown (20... more info

DrownedInSound — Following news this morning that they'll be playing the Drowned In Sound stage at this year's Great Escape, Rob Leedham talks to the electronic trio about recording News From Nowhere, writing songs for Kate Bush and The Sopranos... Read the ful... more info

Dlisted — I haven't felt this excited about an artist's grand return since Kate Bush released Aerial. (On a possibly related note: today is unofficially International Sarcasm Day.) After taking a long break from failing at lip-synching and being the... more info