Guardian Music — Lulworth Castle, DorsetAcross the fields of tipis, shelters and dome tents, the loudspeakers boomed: "Good morning, campers. Hi-de-hi!" Rob da Bank's family festival at Lulworth Castle was back for its fourth year with big names, bigger crowds (30,00... more info

Guardian Music — Tom McCarthy hits out, Caitlin Moran wants women to wash less, plus Socrates on the riotsTom McCarthy hits out ✒ Tom McCarthy, acclaimed author of the Man Booker shortlisted C, delivered a shot in the arm to the Edinburgh international book festiva... more info

Guardian Music — Various venues, BreconFestivals with lots of gigs at lots of venues both delight and challenge. Do you follow what you know, or seek out the new? Do you dip in and out of as many gigs as possible, or earmark choice events and get there early for a go... more info

Altsounds — Over three years in the making, New Zealand's Lil' Chief Records is proud to present the debut album by Princess Chelsea, the stage persona of composer Chelsea Nikkel. Lil' Golden Book is the first collection of what her label describes as “... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Dan Hancox praises Cannibal Ox's chilling rap masterpieceFrom its opening announcement ("It's a cold world out... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums ever – with a view that you might do the same – Jude Rogers celebrates New Order's moving masterpieceBe honest. When you're asked what your favourite alb... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Komputer is the project of two London-based synth-meisters: Simon Leonard and David Baker. The band have been writing, mixing and producing for 11 years now, and show no signs of slowing down, as the release of their latest album "Synthetik" attests... more info

KEXP Seattle — KEXP Documentaries starts a new series, Electronic Innovators, on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole today at 3pm, with a feature on James Blake! This episode re-airs on my show this Saturday at 4pm. Electronic music first made its way into pop cultu... more info

Guardian Music — Meet the new face of German techno: an accoustic trio who've spurned the sequencers to play live – they'll even let you danceThe avatar on Brandt Brauer Frick's Facebook page is a drawing of serious young men in shirts and ties. It's a portrait of ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — In 1987, Alexander Balanescu left the Arditti Quartet to form his own Balanescu Quartet, which has gone on to acquire a reputation as one of the world’s leading contemporary music groups. Collaborators have included Michael Nyman, Gavin Bryars, Or... more info