Guardian Music — This year's bands will hope to walk in the footsteps of festival alumni Mumford & Sons and Amy WinehouseIts early days amounted to a gaggle of obscure indie kids playing to beer-soaked youngsters in pub back rooms, but Saturday will see a rather mor... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Matt Hires (born August 5, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida. Drawing inspiration from influences as disparate as The Band, Sufjan Stevens, Wilco and Ryan Adams, Matt became the first artist to sign with F-Stop Music, an im... more info

The Telegraph — 'You've been with the professors / And they've all liked your looks... / something is happening here / But you don't know what it is / Do you, Mister Jones?' ('Ballad of a Thin Man'). Dylan's distrust of academic pretensions won't discourage those at... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Sore Losers (Hasselt, Belgium) melted their love for rock, country, blues, folk and garage into a sound very much their own. Rumour has it comparisons with The Raconteurs, The Rolling Stones, Reigning Sound and more fascinating folks are plent... more info

Popdose — A new recovered tape that had been lost for 40 years provides compelling insight into Bob Dylan's earliest days as a songwriter and performer. more info

Totally Fuzzy — How a classic album like this from 1975 ends up on SoundCloud, and that even officially, posted by the label, beats me, but hey, I ain't complaining. One of the most colourful personalities in rock and roll at the end of the 60s and early 70s, e... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Let's leave the pop and rock scene for while and turn to some lazy and relaxing Easter Week-end music. Did you ever wonder what a white Ann Peebles might have sounded like? Well, just hit the play button and you'll know. This is one amazing and a... more info

Guardian Music — It's just like a music festival on land except the rooms are clean and the weather is pleasant, says Andrew Mueller'"Usually, I go where I want on stage," says John Prine, wobbling slightly, feeling for his footing. "Tonight, I'm going where the ship... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nicole Atkins during SXSW 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) If you like Bob Dylan and booze-soaked singalongs, you might want to consider hitting Bowery Ballroom on May 26th and 27th for Dylan Fest, a two day extravaganza in celebration of... more info

Guardian Music — From little fluffy clouds to UFO sightings, you reached for the sky with suggestions of best opening album tracksA cock crows. An aeroplane soars across the sky. A BBC radio announcer is heard discussing British summertime. His voice floats across th... more info