Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces his alternative view of the decade that wasI don't know about you – and I'll just get this out of my system before the ghost of Christmas past comes to give me what for – but if there's one thing worse than a care... more info

NME - Pinglewood — When Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson sang about how the best things in life are free they probably didn’t mean first-class rail travel, but I am a shameless freeloader and that song speaks to me. At the moment, Eurostar is running a campaign ca... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The following shows are on sale now: Dangerous, an all metal tribute to Michael Jackson featuring members of Tragedy and 2 Skinnee Js at Bowery Ballroom on August 1. Tickets Ambulance Ltd at Mercury Lounge on August 18. Tickets Juana Molina at Music... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Spanish songstress Juana Molina played a free show at Central Park’s Summerstage last night. The weather was perfect and she was great, playing songs from her many albums.If you missed her, she just announced a show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Juana Molina - Un día (MP3) Juana Molina plays a free Central Park Summerstage show tonight (July 8th) with Curumin and El G. After that she doesn't have many dates scheduled. She plays some festivals in Japan and Europe,... more info

Altsounds — Curumin will be back in North America this summer, bringing his own brand of samba-soul to festival-goers across the continent. The tour is bookended by stops in New York (at SummerStage on July 8 with Juana Molina, at Southpaw on July 26) but in bet... more info

Stereogum — We heard new live Devendra Banhart last week. Today we can offer the recorded variety, though it's not from his next record: "Lindo Cihuatlán" shows up on the soundtrack for "Rudo y Cursi," the flick that reunites Gael García Bernal and Dieg... more info

JamBase — ANNOUNCING FIELD DAY 2009: SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 2009 VICTORIA PARK, GROVE ROAD, TOWER HAMLETS, LONDON, E3 Field Day is proud to announce these additions to its 2009 lineup: The Horrors Little Boots (live) Santigold (UK festival exclusive) ... more info

JamBase — Central Park SummerStage 2009 is Here TV on the Radio Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, City Parks Foundation is pleased to announce the 2009 season schedule of its flagship free performing arts festival, Central Park SummerStage. Interna... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Juana Molina - "Un día" (MP3) Juana Molina @ Prospect Park in July (more by Chris La Putt) For the uninitiated, Juana Molina grew up in Argentina and was exiled to Paris with her family at... more info