Altsounds — As well as having amassed a body of work that includes 14 live and 21 acclaimed studio albums Roy Harper is credited as a friend, inspiration and mentor to many of today's great artists including Fleet... more info

Guardian Music — Readers' favourite photographs, songs and recipesSnapshot: My big fat Greek summerIn the summer of 1974, my brother John spent the summer with three students from Aberdeen University, studying the breeding biology of falcons and shearwaters on the u... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Live Broadcasts of many of the performances from this weekend’s Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, below... Scheduled programmings include headlining sets from Animal Collective and Fleet Foxes, Guided By Voice’s fifth to last gig ever, OFWG... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Big Sur's Henry Miller Library has booked an excellent lineup of summer/fall shows including Fleet Foxes, Explosions in the Sky and Philip Glass conducting "Dracula." more info

DrownedInSound — As people pour out into refreshingly cool streets, there's the very real sense that part three of this story can't come soon enough. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — An affectionate heir of Laurel Canyon counterculture, this US singer-songwriter is a Gentle Spirit by name and natureHometown: Forest City, North Carolina.The lineup: Jonathan Wilson (vocals, instruments).The background: Older than most to appear in ... more info

The Music Fix — Gary K is there as the Americana big hitters' arrive in Manchester more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The band performed in a disused clay mine... also known as the Eden Project! more info

Totally Fuzzy — Last evening Fleet Foxes played at the Salle Pleyel in Paris as part of the Days Off Festival and the good people at French online institution La Blogotheque have been filming the show to be broadcast live. The full show's broadcast will stay av... more info

Guardian Music — Record companies plan affordable alternative to Brits that will recognise variety and innovation as well as chart successMusic awards ceremonies are, as a rule, glitzy, champagne-fuelled affairs that celebrate chart-toppers and feature barely dressed... more info