LargeHeartedBoy — The San Diego Union-Tribune notes the increased popularity of "quiet rock." The Austin American-Statesman examines author K.A. Holt's online marketing success for her debut children's novel, Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel. The Independent reviews the ... more info

Scotsman.com — FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE Lungs *** Island 1797940, £12.72 more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Kudos to Florence and the Machine for keeping the buzz blisterin' leading up to her debut LP Lungs (releasing next week). Aside from releasing an EP and garnering loads of attention, her skill of creating solid covers has done wonders to keep her na... more info

Culture Bully — Florence and the Machine perform "Rabbit Heart" on the June 26 episode of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Florence and the Machine is the name for Florence Welch and her band. She has a soulful voice that will take over the entire room, and capture any audience. At times her vocals remind me of Lily Allen, and Kate Nash. There really is something differe... more info

Guardian Music — We asked guardian.co.uk/music readers to tweet their festival experiences. Here's what they got up to ...We weren't the only people Twittering like mad at this year's Glastonbury festival. Anyone who read their Guide will have noticed we were asking ... more info

The Independent — T in the Park is almost upon us with less than two weeks to go, taking place in Balado, Kinross-shire from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 July. This year the Main Stage is headlined by Kings of Leon, The Killers, Blur and Snow Patrol along with the finest ... more info

Nialler9 — One of my favourite labels IAmSound (home to Suckers, Little Boots, Telepathe, Thecockandbullkid, Florence and the Machine etc) has announced a new signing in the form of Fool’s Gold (the band, not A-Trak’s label) who will be releasing their debu... more info

Florence Welch never drinks alcohol before she performs. The Florence and the Machine singer got so drunk at one of her first concerts, she vowed to always stay sober in the future. more info

Altsounds — Florence and the Machine has announced a string of dates for September 09 ending with a show at London's Shepherds Bush Empire on September 27 and there are no less than three fantastic opportunities to get your paws on tickets... Fans were able to... more info