Guardian Music — Wonderground, LondonThis year's Meltdown festival has spilled out of the South Bank's modernist blocks for one night only and expanded upriver to Wonderground, a pop-up spiegeltent amid a temporary pleasure garden. It's the kind of venue you might st... more info

Guardian Music — Queen of Denmark singer John Grant on his love for (and jealousy of) the great female voices The former Czars frontman plays Meltdown with Hercules & Love Affair. He released his solo debut, Queen of Denmark, in 2010 to great acclaim.What does Antony... more info

Guardian Music — (One Little Indian)Ever colourful and controversial, Sinead O'Connor returns with her ninth album, following her Twitter pleas for a partner, the marriage to a drug counsellor that was almost scuppered by a wedding-night attempt to score weed, and co... more info

BBC 6 Music — "A forging of minds" as Iceland's electronic mastermind meets Denver's effortless voice more info

Guardian Music — Its writer refused to record it. Pat Boone almost killed it. Then it was resurrected as a B-side to an indie prestige project. Martin Aston on how Tim Buckley's Song to the Siren became a modern classicIt's a Jim'll Fix It fantasy for any musical o... more info

Guardian Music — Hertfordshire"There's no police here, they're all in London … don't be shy!" exhorts singer IROK from the Twisted Licks stage of Standon Calling. It is a call taken up warily by the attenuated flock before him, illustrating the nature of small fest... more info

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ContactMusic — Singer/songwriter John Grant was able to obtain a last-minute U. S. passport last month (Jul11) after flashing a front-page newspaper picture of himself to American Embassy staff. The former The Czars star picked up the Best Live Act trophy at the Mo... more info

NME — Ex-Czars singer allowed onto plane after appearing on newspaper front page more info

Guardian Music — Mojo editor hails 'remarkable' year for Rumer, while Arctic Monkeys, John Grant and Primal Scream also win awardsAfter chasing a record deal for more than a decade, Sarah Joyce – otherwise known as the singer-songwriter Rumer – has taken home the... more info