Guardian Music — The director of this year's Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre is joined by the Leisure Society for a world exclusive performance of a newly written track, SANERead much more about Meltdown hereAndy GallagherElliot SmithBen Kape more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Searching for Elliott Smith is a documentary about the singer-songwriter. Bookworm and the CBC's Sunday Edition interview Joyce Carol Oates about her memoir, A Widow's Story. FFWD dubs lo-fi noise pop "the new autotune." Variety reports that author S... more info

Totally Fuzzy — An album of scintillating soft-focus folk-pop from Morr Music artist Butcher The Bar, aka Joel Nicholson. Joel Nicholson first gave us a glimpse of his deepest thoughts three years ago with his debut as Butcher The Bar ‘Sleep At Your Own Spe... more info

Guardian Music — As the curtain rises on Terry Gilliam's production of the 'unstageable' Berlioz Faust, Andrew Dickson goes behind the scenes of the ENO for an exclusive first lookAndrew DicksonElliot SmithShehani FernandoDavid Levene more info

Totally Fuzzy — The new album from William Fitzsimmons, in stores now on Nettwerk Records. This is one heck of a Gem. Take your time to immerse yourself in it. William Fitzsimmons is an American singer-songwriter, based in Illinois, perhaps best known for his s... more info

Guardian Music — Video: The SXSW festival in Austin can mean make or break for bands - so amid all the hooplah, how would the gently cool Summer Camp survive? They paid their own way to Texas; we followed their every step ...Rosie SwashElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — Who is she?Kyla La Grange is a former Cambridge philosophy student whose songs are inspired by the "epic sadness" of Cat Power and Elliot Smith. The Watford-born daughter of hippy parents, she began writing songs aged just five. She began performing ... more info

Guardian Music — Austin's famous Sixth Street is the main hub for the SXSW music festival. Lined with bars and venues, there is something here for every taste, from delicate singer-songwriters to death metalElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — Tim Hamblin gives us a tour of the SXSW 25th anniversary exhibition and a glimpse into the organisation behind the musicElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — The Dirty Dozen Brass Band lead a second line parade around Austin, Texas, led by Dancingman504 at SXSW 2011Stephen AbbottElliot Smith more info