Rolling Stone — Tracked during a 2,728-mile railroad trip from Chicago to Los Angeles, Shine a Light: Field Recordings From the Great American Railroad finds folksingers Billy Bragg and Joe Henry teaming up for an album of acoustic, harmony-heavy duets. The railway ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Party Smasher Inc., the multi-faceted collective founded by Ben Weinman (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA), has announced a global partnership with Cooking Vinyl. A network for cultural saboteurs of various disciplines — mu... more info

Guardian Music — Labour leader to be interviewed on the Sunday of the festival, by the Guardian’s John HarrisGlastonbury have confirmed that Jeremy Corbyn is to appear at this year’s festival. The Labour party leader is to take part in an “in conv... more info

Stereogum — Wilco performed at Redmond, Washington’s Marymoor Park on 8/11, and they brought a collection of impressive friends to the stage for a rendition of Woody Guthrie’s “California Stars.” The song was released on Mermaid Avenue, the collaborative... more info

The Independent — Billy Bragg led tributes to the late Ian McLagan last night, who died suddenly at the age of 69. more info

Stereogum — Billy Bragg must have an invite to YouTube’s new Music Key subscription service because he’s noticed Taylor Swift’s albums in Music Key’s library, and he’s not happy about it. Swift recently caused a stir by pulling her entire catalog from ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ty Segall @ MHOW, 2013 (more by PSquared) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Ty Segall, Wand, Axis:sovA @ Webster Hall Having just released his no-filler double album... more info

NME — Bragg is the latest musician to show support for the people of the Missouri city more info

The Telegraph — Government change rules after campaign from Billy Bragg and Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour more info

NME — Inmates at British jails can now have access to steel string guitars more info