Guardian Music — The Brighton festival kicks off with sunshine synth-pop from St Lucia and bone-rattling bass from Niki & the DoveSt Lucia (Fitzherberts)"We just got in from New York," says St Lucia's singer Jean Philip-Grobler. "I didn't know they were from Yorkshir... more info

Guardian Music — (Moshi Moshi/Island)Restraint is not part of the Clock Opera package. Producer/remixer/musician Guy Connelly has been plugging away at his electro-indie band project for some time now, and this, his debut album, bears all the hallmarks of something b... more info

Guardian Music — The O2, LondonPopSnow Patrol The O2, London ★★★★★When Snow Patrol released Fallen Empires, the 2011 album that comprises a substantial part of this gig, singer Gary Lightbody revealed that the new record gave voice to their "inner dance mon... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Elbow and Mr Scruff are among the Manchester artists who have donated their music to a new charity album.Their songs appear on the two-disc Thirty One collection in aid of CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserabl... more info

BBC 6 Music — The band are road testing the new material more info

Guardian Music — Paul Lester's daily column for the Guardian's music site takes on a live incarnation, with a show at London's Barfly in January, featuring Worship, Josh Osho and Murray JamesThe Guardian is launching a series of New Band of the Day gigs, based on Pau... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The charity ActionAid has launched the world’s first ever emergency music network, backed by music stars including The Wombats, Everything Everything, Chapel Club, Cancer Bats and Radio... more info

Gigwise — Gigwise teams up with ActionAid live... more info

Guardian Music — Nation of Shopkeepers, LeedsThe latest artist to appear on Later With Jools Holland before releasing a note, Lianne La Havas is a Paloma Faith backing singer turned major label priority, working with top producers and championed by Bon Iver and Gary ... more info

NME — Paul Smith and Robert Peston also offer their respects more info