Guardian Music — Train hired by musicians' collective including Baaba Maal and Jupiter Bokondji embarks on tour of British cities by railThe train ready for departure from Euston station at 11.30am on Sunday wasn't the usual Virgin service to Stoke-on-Trent.For one t... more info

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Here Comes The Flood — photo: Marius Stapelfeldt Berlin indie rock quartet museum took their time building a following on the internet. Their previous two EPs became quite popular on last.fm and with the release of their first full-length traces of they are trying to atta... more info

Guardian Music — Graham Coxon cranked it up, and Kasabian set their phasers to fun, as Reading syndrome set in en masse. Perhaps the Cure's punishing set had something to do with that"They're either celebrating their good results, or they've abandoned life because of... more info

Guardian Music — After cancellations and slow ticket sales, organisers hope to bounce back in 2013Festival organisers are blaming a combination of bad weather, the Olympics, the economy and the absence of Glastonbury this year for a summer of poor ticket sales and ca... more info

Guardian Music — Eighty musicians, one train and a string of stops across Britain. This could be the most extraordinary tour of the year…It's late afternoon in west London and the Senegalese star Baaba Maal and Damon Albarn, from nearby in the neighbourhood, are lo... more info

Guardian Music — The singer, one of the driving forces behind Africa Express, on his hopes for the tour, which features 80 musicians on one train as it makes a string of stops across the UKDamon Albarn's creative period didn't end when Blur pressed pause in 2003: it ... more info

ContactMusic — Paul Weller is sick of bands reforming The 54-year-old rocker feels disappointed that the music industry is celebrating the likes of The Stone Roses and Blur for getting back together as it is damaging for up-and-co... more info

Guardian Music — This low-key London artist makes unfashionable tunes that suggest the sweetly sung ballads of a 1976 that punk passed byReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: London.The lineup: Luke White (vocals, guitar, keyboards).The background: What can we tell... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. David Bowie among UK stars who turned down Olympic closing showLondon 2012 finale used video montage of Bowie classics, and prerecorded slots for other absentee... more info