Here Comes The Flood — Record label Double Six is giving away a vinyl copy of the new John Cale EP Extra Playful with a signed lyric sheet: As a thank you for supporting Double Six so far, all of you have been entered into a prize draw to win a vinyl copy of John Cale's... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of Hey Ray, a track off the new John Cale EP Extra Playful. » More about Extra Playful (thru john-cale.com) more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Tony O'Shaughnessy Before John Cale performs Paris 1919 in Malmö on November 21, he will play two regular concerts in Scandinavia: 11/09 Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway 11/14 Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark » John Cale tour dates more info

Here Comes The Flood — From the archives: a vintage promo poster for the John Cale album Helen Of Troy. » More about Helen Of Troy (Thanks: Ken Clark) more info

Guardian Music — Castaway Chris Salmon loses himself in the BBC's vast Desert Island Discs archiveThere was a splash of publicity earlier this year when it was revealed that the BBC was to create a full Desert Island Discs archive on its website. A few months on, it... more info

Guardian Music — This week Bestival drew the summer festival season to a close, Amy Winehouse's final studio session was released, and our readers got physical with their top workout tunesHighlights from our Bestival coverageThe five best things about Friday, includi... more info

Guardian Music — Listen to the former Velvet Underground man's new EPJohn Cale is back with some typically off-kilter pop. His first release on Domino imprint Double Six is this five-track EP, which ranges from skew-whiff beats to dirty guitar riffs. Domino describes... more info

DrownedInSound — For a man who, after years of drugs and alcohol use now claims to drink nothing stronger than coffee, this is one hell of a caffeinated record. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Musicians choose which sounds they've been listening to this summer Listen to a selection of these tracks on our Summer Music Spotify playlist, guardian.co.uk/spotify-playlistsFaris Badwan, the HorrorsOld Man Willow Elephant's MemoryI first heard Ele... more info

Guardian Music — This bafflingly brilliant Brazilian's 'sci-fi torch songs' sound like jungle music from a galaxy far, far awayHometown: Rio De Janeiro.The lineup: Manuela Leal (vocals, instruments).The background: It's not absolutely essential for potential New Band... more info