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

Guardian Music — ParkLive is already available on iTunes, and a deluxe box set is due in November featuring a 60-page bookBlur have released a live album of their Olympic closing concert. Just days after the band played Hyde Park in London, a recording of the gig is ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Damon Albarn was asked is there was a track by his former Britpop rivals Oasis that he wished he'd writtenDespite cajoling the Blur frontman wouldn't tell Gordon Smart which song is his favourite - but did reveal he's a fan of album Definitely Maybe... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers Blur are releasing their post-Olympics final concert as a live album Damon Albarn and his bandmates played their final show together at Londons Hyde Park on Sunday 12Aug12 and now the concert recording titled Parklive is set... more info

411 Mania — The release will include a bonus disc… more info