Gigwise — How important are independent festivals? more info

Pop Crunch — The tabs are having a Field Day with all those whispers surrounding Khloe Kardashian’s true parentage. This week’s scoop: OJ Simpson, not his late defense attorney Robert Kardashian, is Khloe’s [...] more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As promised, Mazzy Star are playing 2012 gigs in support of new material. So far that includes the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Field Day in the UK, a show at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire in the UK, Optimus... more info

Pop Crunch — All those professional celebrity psychologists are going to have a Field Day with this one: Frances Bean Cobain has been going out with Isaiah Silva, frontman for the Los Angeles [...] more info

Altsounds — Field Day, Underage & The Apple Cart festivals move dates for 2012 Field Day – new date: Saturday 2nd June 2012 The Apple Cart – new date: Sunday 3rd June 2012 Underage Festival – date TBC Address: Victoria Park, Grov... more info

NME — The East London events will now be held in June more info

Guardian Music — Kiss Glen Campbell's rhinestones goodbye on his farewell tour (21 Oct-13 Nov, starting at The Lowry, Salford) …Three nights of indie pop mark the Fortuna Pop 15th Anniversary (1-3 Nov, Scala, N1) with multiple janglesome acts including Crystal Stil... more info

DrownedInSound — Festival season is generally fraught with tales of calamity or serious incidents (these usually include Field Day and on rare occasion, an actual Zoo Thousand) and sad postponements or cancellations – as in Offset, Beacons and Truck this year. Fest... more info

Guardian Music — This week on the web music roundup, the BBC's extensive coverage of the Reading festival came at the unfortunate expense of the Notting Hill CarnivalIn a UK music scene currently dominated – and enlivened – by urban music, it seems a pity that th... more info

MTV.co.uk News — OK, ok, I know the organisation of this East London festival hasn’t the best rep - the first time is forgivable, the second is kinda stupid and five years in we’re all still harking on... more info