NME — Tune-Yards, Gruff Rhys and more line up new releases - see full list more info

NME — Day one of the annual Merseyside event also sees appearances from Thurston Moore and Jon Hopkins more info

Stereogum — With his recent Pulsing EP, the upcoming album Love Me, and a Record Store Day single with Gruff Rhys, Danish musician Tomas Barfod has already compiled enough stunning material this year to comprise a greatest hits album, never mind that he’d alre... more info

Nialler9 — One of the best small festivals in the country, Castlepalooza Music and Arts Festival has announced its first lineup for the festival taking place in Charleville Castle, Tullamore, Co. Offaly from August 1-3rd. Highlights include: Gruff Rhys, Dan ... more info

Nialler9 — Dublin Writers Festival is happening around the city over nine days in May from may 17th to 25th and in the programme this year are a number of events of interest to the music fan, as well as the literary one. Sat May 17 – Polar Bear spoken word w... more info

ContactMusic — Welsh rocker Gruff Rhys has confessed his band Super Furry Animals went on a lavish spending spree in the 1990s after "swindling" cash from Oasis'... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — most photos by Amanda Hatfield; additional shots by Daniel Christiansen for Indiegogo; words by Andrew Sacher Trust / OFF! Like the one the day before, the second of our three BrooklynVegan SXSW day parties happened on both stages of Red... more info

NME — Jagwar Ma, Factory Floor and East India Youth also added to line-up in third wave of acts more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Gruff Rhys is launching an interactive project with a cell phone app in honour of Welsh explorer John Evans.The Super Furry Animals frontman... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — BrooklynVegan will be at Red 7 in Austin four days in a row this SXSW! Wednesday night is our 1-stage official showcase there. Then we take over both stages during the hours of noon-6pm each day on Thursday (3/13),... more info