Guardian Music — February 1981: Number 24 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicGawky synth-lovers not long out of school, Essex's Depeche Mode didn't seem much like potential megastars when they agreed to record their first single, Dreaming... more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best family festivalsAlex James Presents HarvestWhen: 9–12 SeptemberWhere: Kingham, OxfordshireWhat: Blur's Alex James hosts his own foodie festival.Who: KT Tunstall, The FutureheadsHow much: Weekend camping £1... more info

Altsounds — *Roger Daltrey*, founder & frontman of The Who, *Adam Ant* & The Good, The Mad and The Lovely Posse and *Gallows* are all confirmed for this year's GuilFest! They join an incredibly eclectic already announced line up of James Blunt, Razorlight, N-Dub... more info

Guardian Music — UK Music report estimates nearly 8 million people spent £1.4bn on festivals and visits to sites featured on album coversSummer festivals and concerts may mostly be about sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, but they also inject millions of pounds into the ec... more info

ContactMusic — Live Aid hero Midge Ure and former Pussycat Dolls singer Melody Thornton are training to become opera stars for a U. K. reality TV show. Erasure singer Andy Bell and Britain's 2009 The X Factor winner Joe MCElderry are also in rehearsals for... more info

Guardian Music — Sufjan Stevens, On tourWhen Sufjan Stevens was last here, his live shows were fantastical affairs with troupes of 50s-style cheerleaders and orchestras wearing butterfly wings. Back then his stock-in-trade was turning the civic histories of unfashion... more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, AOL Music Who: Frankmusik Hails From: Thornton Heath, UK Sounds Like: Crystal Castles, Erasure In His Words: "'The Do It in the AM' video was a treat to do. In three days we hit a pool party, a desert, a shady motel, a m... more info

Totally Fuzzy — SHORT CIRCUIT presents MUTE 2 Days Of MUTE at The Roundhouse, London: 13 + 14 MAY 2011 Mute host 2 days – 13 + 14 May 2011 - at London’s historic Roundhouse as part of the annual Short Circuit Electronic Music Festival and announce the first d... more info

Guardian Music — The likes of Morrissey, Journey and Fleet Foxes take to the road this springShort circuitIn an era where festivals are lambasted for playing it unnecessarily safe with their choice of artists, there's something profoundly cheering about the two-day e... more info

Guardian Music — Mute Records is the home of Erasure and Depeche Mode, but a two-day festival at London's Roundhouse is a reminder that it also champions the very best of the avant-gardeAlexis PetridisShort Circuit In an era where festivals are lambasted for playing ... more info