Guardian Music — Britain's great cultural chameleon Brian Eno wants us all to slow down, relax, and be swept away by art. And the revolution starts in Brighton this weekend'I know this is all going to sound terrible," says Brian Eno over tea at his Notting Hill studi... more info

Guardian Music — Queen's Hall, EdinburghA dip into the Experimental Music Catalogue put this ecat programme firmly in the 1970s, revisiting a strand of British new music associated with Brian Eno's Obscure label and the advent of ambient music. At a time when compose... more info

MTV.com News — 'Movies are not real life,' actress sang in monologue, spoofing confusion between her and 'Precious' character.By Amy Wilkinson MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden performs on "Saturday Night Live" Photo: NBC "I love being happy. I'm not Precious," ... more info

Guardian Music — • ENO hopes to repeat Minghella success• Company says 'It's our most ambitious season yet'The man who defined Monty Python's visual language, and directed such films as Brazil, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, is to try his hand at ope... more info

The Telegraph — The Royal Opera's 2010-11 season looks tired in comparison with ENO's offering, which features Terry Gilliam. more info

Guardian Music — English National Opera will hope to repeat the successes of Anthony Minghella's Madam ButterflyYou can sometimes hear complaints about English National Opera – they just grab the most fashionable names from the theatre, say the company's criti... more info

The Telegraph — Monty Python legend Terry Gilliam has signed up as a director for the English National Opera, it has been announced. more info

Altsounds — The Michigan-based collective, NOMO and multi-instrumentalist Erik Hall's In Tall Buildings are performing at Brooklyn's Union Pool Wednesday, April 14. With influences as broad as Fela Kuti, Can, Brian Eno, and Funkadelic, NOMO's unique blend o... more info

Guardian Music — Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music inspired many of our hottest acts, so why is it still seen as a joke?I've said it before and I'll say it again. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Actually, this whole ... more info

Pitchfork — -- Brian Eno serves as guest artistic director for the Brighton Festival, which will come to the English seaside town May 1-23. Eno will also perform and give lectures. The festival's lineup also includes the Books, Philip Glass Ensemble, Karl Hyde o... more info