Guardian Music — For sunshine and good tunes in places further afield, here are the best summer festivals taking place across the ChannelBalaton SoundWhen 12-15 JulyWhere Zamárdi, HungaryWhat Electronic music on the shores of Lake BalatonWho Gossip, Carl Cox, David ... more info

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Guardian Music — They were once dismissed as 'landfill'. Now they are critically acclaimed. Where did it all go right for the Brighton band?Six years ago, the Maccabees appeared at the Brighton Concorde, a prestigious venue for any fast-rising band. There, singer Orl... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos has launched a scathing Twitter attack on Oasis calling them 'f***ing boring'.He made his comments after being quizzed during an online Q & A session with fans on the social networking site. Asked by one fan clarinesad... more info

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Guardian Music — Click on the poster to hear bands appearing at Brighton's new music festival – and let us know who's worth checking outThe Great Escape, Brighton's new music festival, is just a week away. Now in its seventh year, the festival sees more than 300 ba... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Today's Live Performance comes courtesy of Scot indie Rockers Franz Ferdinand and was filmed and recorded somewhere in San Francisco, sometime in 2005. Further details are missing from the youtube post, so... Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post... more info

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Guardian Music — Johnny Marr may have left the Cribs, but he didn't take the joyous pop hooks with him For a band that often get unfairly dismissed as lo-fi racket makers, the Cribs have worked with some pretty interesting and varied people. Their second and third al... more info