NME - Festivals — Let's face it, by the time September rolls round we're pretty much festival-ed out. The tent is encrusted in mud, the wellies are long gone after that night when we blacked out at Leeds, and all the cheap supermarket cider deals are over. Then Offset... more info

NME — Kooks man becomes boxer, Example versus Kate Nash – your music gossip stop more info

Idolator — One glance at the bill for this year's V Festival, and it's easy to see how the annual double venue music spectacular sold out in a mere 90 minutes. From Elly Jackson's giant black druid-esque hood, to Kate Nash's fringed unitard, the theme for the f... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Avi Buffalo @ South Street Seaport (more by Chris La Putt) Tickets for the !!! shows at Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 6 and October 7 are on sale now. 2 Day Passes are also available. Tickets are still... more info

NME — Plus Sugababes and Professor Green also play Stafford leg of bash more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-20 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop08-28 Konstanz, Germany - Rock am See Festival08-29 Zurich, Switzerland - Open Air Festival09-05 Jersey, England - Jersey Live09-12 Oslo, Norway - Rockerfeller09-13 Stockholm, Sweden - Tyrol09-14 Copenhagen, Denmark ... more info

NME — Gig-run begins in San Diego on October 27 more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kate Nash @ Bowery Ballroom in April (more by Eric Townsend) ""People have said I'm too fat to be a pop star. But this whole size zero debate is such crap, I've ended up going the other way. I come... more info

NME — Kate Nash, White Lies also set to meet fans at the festival more info

Guardian Music — Calvin Johnson, On tourRecord label pioneer, eccentric performer, friend of Kurt Cobain …Calvin Johnson is an example of that great oxymoron: indie royalty. And with good reason: as the founder of K records – and also in his bands Beat Happening ... more info