Guardian Music — Folk is seen as the preserve of the left - but the right is muscling in. Colin Irwin on why this weekend will see a showdown between Boris Johnson and Billy BraggLondon mayor Boris Johnson thinks St George's Day, which falls today, has been ignored f... more info

JamBase — George Wein's NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL 50 - AUGUST 1 & 2 FIRST ROUND OF ARTISTS & TICKET SALE DATES ANNOUNCED Newport Folk Festival 2008 by Amanda Albion Ticket sale dates and a partial list of artists are set for George Wein's NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVA... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Showtrotta DOWNLOAD: The Juan Maclean - One Day (James Curd remix) (MP3) Favorite concert: Most memorable concert ever attended was Nu Shooz in the parking lot of Beaverton Mall, Ore. in 1980-something. Billy Bragg at Big Day Out last... more info

Guardian Music — Pull your heart out of your chest and show us the scars. This week it's all about finding the first oneOur infatuation with actors derives from an emotional connection to the characters they play and the fact that we stare at them for over an hour an... more info

A tribute night for legendary Clash front man Joe Strummer will be held at the Grove Tavern in South Wimbledon Saturday 25th April 2009 as a fundraiser for Billy Bragg's Jail Guitar Doors project ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — This was originally posted on Thursdau 29th March 2007 during a short series looking at Compilation CDs.Some of my favourite performers have been the subject of tribute albums, the results of which have, to put it mildly, been mixed. There was a grea... more info

Undercover, Australia — Billy Bragg has joined Neil Young in a vocal attack for Google owned YouTube. more info

Guardian Music — Ryan Adams publishes his first book next month, joining an elite group of rockers with literary ambitions. Graeme Thomson asks four top author-musicians why they write'I always, always dreamed of being an author," says Ryan Adams. "I never dreamed of... more info

XFM.co.uk — The campaigning singer takes part in the G20 demonstrations. more info

Gigwise — The musician and socialist protests in central London... more info