Totally Fuzzy — This is a very nice promo sampler, mostly relatively unknown stuff, some of it not even released yet, but definitely worth exploring, some great stuff in here, trust me ;) I added some more of these samplers, the December and January playlists, i... more info

Guardian Music — (Bella Union)As precocious as Laura Marling but endowed with a less burdened spirit (which could be why she hasn't captured the public's imagination to the same degree), 20-year-old Londoner Alessi Laurent-Marke is now on her second album of gentle ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The full line-up for this year's Glastonbury Festival has been announced, with the likes of Plan B, Tinie Tempah and Laura Marling added to the bill.As we previously reported, Beyoncé, U2... more info

Altsounds — Good things come in threes as the magnificent Iron & Wine join Fleet Foxes and Explosions In The Sky as the third main stage headliner for Green Man 2011! Backed by a superb live band, acclaimed Texas-based singer songwriter Sam Beam will bring the ... more info

Guardian Music — Pop those champagne corks for our 1,000th new band. But who to choose for this historic occasion? A bunch of Leicester lads specialising in lush Americana with a dub inflection ...Hometown: Leicester.The lineup: Jake McCarthy (vocals), Rory McCarthy ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - They are the latest additions to this year's line-up... more info

NME — Gogol Bordello are also on board for new Oxfordshire festival more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop star wants to rap over English folkies' 'really tight' banjo sound. In other news: Nicki Minaj to duet with Laura MarlingWiz Khalifa wants to work with Mumford & Sons. After the rapper's chart-busting success with Black and Yellow, which reac... more info

Guardian Music — Noriko Ogawa: Special Japan Appeal Concert, LondonThough she's London-based these days, pianist Noriko Ogawa was back in Tokyo, where she studied, when the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan two weeks ago. "I was in two minds about going... more info

Guardian Music — It's not quite over yet for a tried, tested and trusty formatThe buzz around podcasts has calmed considerably over the last couple of years, with social networks and mobile apps capturing the attention of labels and musicians keen to embrace the lat... more info