Guardian Music — Billy Bragg performs Never Buy the Sun, his song written in the wake of the News of the World hacking scandal. It refers to the Sun's sales in Liverpool, which never recovered after its coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disasterBilly Bragg more info

Guardian Music — Now that the News of the World has gone... Billy Bragg turns his attention to its daily sister with a catchy number, Never buy The Sun.The refrain suggests that the title should really be "The Scousers never buy The Sun" (a reference to the boycott t... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, LondonSeattle's Death Cab for Cutie are the closest the 21st century has got to a pure, no-compromise indie rock success story. Sure, they signed to a major, but only after building their craft, REM-style, over four foggy, grunge-pop... more info

Guardian Music — Singer tells followers 'today is a fantastic day for Britain', while Lily Allen, Example, Billy Bragg and more offer their opinionsGeorge Michael has led reaction to the closure of the News of the World among his pop star peers on Twitter. The singer... more info

Guardian Music — In the 80s, even Wham! supported the miners. But tomorrow's strike has yet to find any expression in the wider cultureThursday's strikes loom, and underneath the inevitable theatrics from both sides, there's a sense of an achingly familiar problem: t... more info

Guardian Music — Forget the mud, the toilets and the crowds. Glastonbury first-timer Tim Dowling's biggest challenge was to get a gig. But who would invite him on stage? Step forward Billy Bragg . . .On the train I tell myself I won't write about the mud. There's alw... more info

Guardian Music — This was to be the year the festival got its radical mojo back. So what happened to all the protests?There were rumours of siege towers and stage invasions. But in the end, Art Uncut's much-hyped U2 protest proved somewhat less seismic: an 8m-high ba... more info

Guardian Music — John Harris trudges through the mud in search of the squeezed middle and Glastonbury festival's political soul, and talks to Billy Bragg and anti-Bono campaigners along the wayJohn DomokosJohn Harris more info

Guardian Music — When Billy Bragg first came to Glastonbury in 1984, he tells Rosie Swash, it was a CND festival, full of anti-Thatcher protesters. With a new crowd, and a Conservative prime minister in power once again, he explains why the Leftfield stage is more im... more info

Guardian Music — Planning who to see at Glastonbury is a daunting task. But who are the acts themselves going to be watching? From Beyoncé to Billy Bragg, here are the VIPs' must-sees• Read about the stars' favourite Glastonbury memoriesKaty BI'm really looking f... more info