Nialler9 — Exit Festival takes place in the ominous sounding Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad in Serbia from the 7th to the 10th of July. The all-encompassing festival boasts 800 performances over 20 stages and the lineup so far includes the likes of: Arcade F... more info

Pop Crunch — Must watch video! Arcade Fire and Cyndi Lauper turned in an ensemble performance of Lauper’s ’80s hit “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” at the 2011 Jazzfest in New Orleans last [...] more info

Stereogum — Wilco, The Strokes, Lupe Fiasco, The Decemberists, and many many others headed down to New Orleans for the week-long New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The festival started in the 70s, and it’s gotten pretty diverse — there probably aren’t m... more info

Stereogum — Wilco, The Strokes, Lupe Fiasco, The Decemberists, and many many others headed down to New Orleans for the week-long New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The festival started in the 70s, and it’s gotten pretty diverse — there probably aren’t m... more info

ContactMusic — Arcade Fire thrilled fans at the New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival in Louisiana by bringing Cyndi Lauper onstage to perform with them during their headlining set. The Grammy-winning band regularly performs Lauper's 1983 hit Girls Just Want to... more info

NME — Band perform 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' with 80s popstar more info

Gigwise — Band treat fans to surprise... more info

Topix — Arcade Fire's closing set at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Friday was foreshadowed by the Grammy Awards telecast in February. more info

Totally Fuzzy — John Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American recording artist, musician and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwr... more info

Guardian Music — Okkervil River's extravagant new album sounds like a lunge at the big time, reckons Alexis PetridisSome albums take time, slowly revealing their meanings and aims only after repeated listening. Others seem to announce their intentions the moment you ... more info