XLR8R — Fumiya Tanaka will soon release a new EP, titled Beautiful Days. Beautiful Days will be the Japanese DJ-producers first release since last year's You Find The Key album landed on Perlon. It consists of two loopy, minimal cuts, and is reported to b... more info

Guardian Music — This summer's weather has played havoc with outdoor gigs. But rain is not the only thing putting a damper on eventsWe are told that the canny British festival fan no longer bothers with domestic events because of the lure of the same bands in sunnier... more info

Guardian Music — The best music and arts-focused summertime events for the whole family2000 TreesWhen 12-14 JulyWhere Upcote Farm, Cheltenham, GloucestershireWhat New and underground British bands in the CotswoldsWho 65daysofstatic, the Futureheads, Guillemots, Hundr... more info

Guardian Music — Looking beyond summer, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks will be playing Constellations (Leeds University, 12 Nov), where Three Trapped Tigers, Spectrals, Vondelpark and Braids join a bill topped by Wild Beasts …Before that, Broken Records and the Xcerts... more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best family festivalsAlex James Presents HarvestWhen: 9–12 SeptemberWhere: Kingham, OxfordshireWhat: Blur's Alex James hosts his own foodie festival.Who: KT Tunstall, The FutureheadsHow much: Weekend camping £1... more info

Guardian Music — Making her Irish debut, Janelle Monáe is the latest addition to the Electric Picnic lineup (3-5 Sep, Stradbally Hall, Portlaoise, Co. Laois), along with Duke Special, Mountain Man and Hurts … The organisers of the Green Phoenix Festival (Thu to 22... more info

Altsounds — To mark the release of their forthcoming best of album, *Transglobal Underground *have announced details of a rare, intimate live gig in London. Having graced the main stages of Bestival, Wychwood, Womad and Beautiful Days festivals in 2008, this is ... more info

Altsounds — The first acts announced for the seventh Beautiful Days festival are *The Pogues, Levellers, Hawkwind, The Saw Doctors , Gong, Lamb, Dreadzone, Imagined Village, Dub Pistols, Pendulum DJ’s, Cara Dillon, The King Blues, Eliza Carthy, Imeld... more info