Guardian Music — These three Laura Marling-alikes can reduce an audience to awed silence. But that won't stop us from comparing them to Azealia Banks ...Hometown: Watford.The lineup: Emily, Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor.The background: On Sunday night we went t... more info

Guardian Music — The £55 price tag slapped on tickets to see Ian Brown and co is way too much, but they're not alone in putting excessive pressure on fans' walletsThe news this week that tickets for next year's Stone Roses reunion gigs will cost a whopping £55 befo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE (born 9 December 1950) is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She also received an Ivor... more info

Guardian Music — Outnumbered | Wogan On Wodehouse | When Rock Goes Acoustic | Treme | Comedy Showcase: Chickens | Comedy Lab: Anna & KatyOutnumbered9pm, BBC1The show that's given family sitcoms a good name returns for a fourth series. Tonight's plot centres on a fam... more info

Guardian Music — If this is R&B, the letters stand for 'rage' and 'blood'Hometown: Glasgow/London.The lineup: Emeli Sandé (vocals, music).The background: Emeli Sandé's real first name is Adele. That augurs well. It also augurs well for this, the launch of her solo ... more info

Popdose — John Mayer – Belief Modest Mouse – Missed The Boat KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová – Falling Slowly Ray LaMontagne – Three More Days The Shins – New Slang Joan Armatrading – A Woman In Love Ryan Adams – T... more info

Guardian Music — The 21-year-old R'n'B artist on the ballads and blues that influenced her breakthrough album21-year-old Katy B (Kathleen Brien to her mum) is from Peckham in south London. As a young girl she was an R'n'B fan who played classical piano. Her parents s... more info

Popdose — Melissa Etheridge – Angels Would Fall New Radicals – You Get What You Give Lucinda Williams – Can’t Let Go Dave Matthews – Crash Into Me Susan Tedeschi – It Hurt So Bad Joan Osborne – Spooky Phish – Possum Old 97’s – Murder (Or A ... more info

Guardian Music — Bass guitarist with the 1980s art-rock band JapanMick Karn, who has died of cancer aged 52, rose to fame as a member of the group Japan and played the bass guitar with such a subtle, intelligent artistry that he became one of the most highly respect... more info

Guardian Music — Musician, 52, who co-founded new wave band died at London home surrounded by friends and familyMick Karn, former bass player with the band Japan, died of cancer yesterday surrounded by friends and family at his home in London, his website and Faceboo... more info