Scotsman.com — LAST year a friend of Kristin Hersh told her: "I can't watch you do this any more." She was referring to the musician's crippling bipolar disorder, which, Hers more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian offers a trio of articles about singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg covering: his musical themes his continued inspiration of modern artists his love life Rat Girl, the memoir of Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave) is in stores t... more info

Stereogum — Kristin Hersh has an interesting mix of projects going on. First, her upcoming studio album Crooked will see release both digitally and as a hardcover book. The book will contain artwork, lyrics, and essays, along with download keys to get the album ... more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: Blaze FestivalWHEN: June 19 - July 31WHERE: London, EnglandWHO: The Knife's Tomorrow in a Year, Dirty Projectors performing The Getty Address, Shearwater, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Caetano Veloso, Lee "Scratch Perry, Toots and the Maytals... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Frisian2 said... On F.O.F. Sunshine Pop; Jamme - Jamme [1970, Vinyl] Pop-Rock; Bones - Bones [1972, Vinyl] Jazz; Annette Peacock - I'm The One [1972, Vinyl] Folk, Folk-Rock; Albion Dance Band - The Prospect Before Us [1976] Singer-Songwriter; Dory Pr... more info

Altsounds — *Latitude Festival *returns for an incredible 5th Edition on *15-18th July 2010* set in the beautiful countryside of *Henham Park Estate* on *Suffolk’s Sunrise Coast*. A festival like no other, Latitude stands alone as a bold and pionee... more info

Pitchfork — Yesterday Alex Chilton, the Memphis-raised singer, songwriter, performer, and producer, died in New Orleans. He was 59. It's impossible to express how much Chilton's work has meant to music in the last 40 or so years, particularly underground and ind... more info

Guardian Music — Voodoo drumming is one of the island's most thrilling musical traditions – and it's being used in the relief effortAfter the devastating effects of January's earthquake in Haiti, two very different fund-raising musical projects sprang into lif... more info

Guardian Music — This solitary singer's bad-mood music conjures the dark, dour Manchester and Ian Curtis and Ian BrownHometown: London.The lineup: Julie Campbell (vocals, guitar)The background: "Where have all the nervous people gone?" asked sometime guardian.co.uk/m... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Can you scream at people while wielding a hefty ukulele? It's hard but, yes, it can be done. Julia Nunes, a 20 year old singer-songwriter from Rochester, NY, has assembled five songs for her new I Think You Know EP. With the lo-fi backing her lyric... more info