Guardian Music — Hyde Park, LondonThe gig-goer arriving at the Serpentine Sessions might be forgiven for feeling a litte deflated. The name conjures up an open-air concert on the lake's banks, with genteel laughter tinkling on the evening air. As it turns out, the Se... more info

Battery In your Leg — My boys played Glasto this passed weekend to considerable acclaim! No surprise there! I had every confidence they’d rule the school. These videos are bound to go down at any minute, so watch them while you can. I’d post the BBC player but it’s ... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Andrew Kendall) Being the nation's finest troubled laureate has its up-ends, as Peter Doherty is learning with the release of his debut solo album, Grace/Wastelands, a disc which pairs the man many loathe and love with various pop geni... more info

Totally Fuzzy — treblekickr said...Blur - Blur (6-CD Deluxe Edition)Radiohead - DemosLittle Boots - GlastonburyFranz Ferdinand - GlastonburyFriendly Fires - GlastonburyThe View - GlastonburyMaximo Park - GlastonburyThe Maccabees - GlastonburyMetronomy - GlastonburyH... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — One Small Thing is the new blog written by singer-songwriter-author Alina Simone. Free at At Amazon MP3: the 12-track Luaka Bop - Orinoco Sampler. Also on sale at Amazon MP3: Blur's 1999 13-track 13 album for only $1.99. Yesterday's updates... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Fuck Blur - the one band you really need to see this week are Portugal The Man*. The nomadic collective possess more soul than anyone from Colchester could ever hope to muster and are over for a limited time only to plug their new album of quasi-gosp... more info

XFM.co.uk — Plus, Graham Coxon thinks they're at the top of their game... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Albarn and co plan Hyde Park recordings more info

NME — Band's London gigs to be made available as albums after the show more info

The Independent — T in the Park is almost upon us with less than two weeks to go, taking place in Balado, Kinross-shire from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 July. This year the Main Stage is headlined by Kings of Leon, The Killers, Blur and Snow Patrol along with the finest ... more info