Some Velvet Blog — I spent a goodly amount of time this weekend listening to Me Oh My, the new album from Cardiff/Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon. She's managed to break the spell that Laura Marling has had over me the last month, which is no small feat given just ... more info
Topix — Khaela Maricich, of the Portland, Oregon-based, low-budget electro-pop group the Blow, and Britain's dauntingly young and talented folk star Laura Marling don't, frankly, deserve to be lumped together like this. more info
Culture Bully — Video coverage of Laura Marling's performance of "Rambling Man," "Goodbye England," and "Devil's Spoke" on the April 27 edition of Later... with Jools Holland. more info
DrownedInSound — A show which involves sitting down in proper seats is always welcome, especially of a Sunday evening. Gigs in theatres are also always a nice change, particularly in one as grand as the London Palladium. Having arrived irritatingly and unsalvagably l... more info
Guardian Music — The life of a rock'n'roll journo can be dangerous sometimes. Who can forget the time Joe Lean got riled with me near the pancake stall at Reading festival? Or that treacherous moment when Dominic Masters told me not to sit near him on the 56 bus to C... more info
Guardian Music — Grizzly Bear, Patti Smith, and Laura Marling have been confirmed to headline the intimate Serpentine Sessions in (28, 29 Jun; 1 Jul, Hyde Park, W2, livenation.co.uk) …Marling has also been added to the bill of this year's Green Man Festival (20... more info