Mercury News, California — For pop music fans, this fall's Treasure Island and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festivals boast great acts in great locations. more info

ContactMusic — Veteran singer Leonard Cohen has been forced to move two of his upcoming U K shows to a new venue due to unforeseen circumstances The musician was due to perform at Hop Farm in Kent on 8 and 9 September 12 as part of his Old Ideas World Tour... more info

ContactMusic — Leonard Cohen has disappointed festival-goers by announcing he is withdrawing from Hop Farm and playing The Emirates Stadium instead reports The Ukpa Due to unforeseen circumstances Leonard Cohens two shows at Hop Farm... more info

Sky News — Fans of Leonard Cohen are left disappointed after the veteran singer-songwriter pulls out of Kent gigs to play in London instead. more info

Guardian Music — The blogger chooses the music that means the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectJohn Burns, author of music blog Juan and Only, shares with us the songs that mean the most to him (not the usual setlist you might find him normally shout... more info

The Independent — Music fans have been told that two UK concerts by singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen have been switched to a different venue about 75 miles away. more info

Guardian Music — Camille O'Sullivan made her name singing sultry songs in fishnets. Now she's playing a rapist and his victim in a musical version of Shakespeare's Rape of LucreceCamille O'Sullivan is standing in front of a full-length mirror being fitted into her ne... more info

Consequence of Sound — Watch footage from his 33-song, four-encore performance in Belgium. more info

Guardian Music — Fast becoming the band MGMT once threatened to be, Massachusetts electro-indie types Passion Pit will be offering synthy stompers from new one Gossamer on a short UK tour (13-20 Nov, tour begins QMU, Glasgow) …The Playgroup festival, shunted back f... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Boston/D.C. folk rock band Kingsley Flood have enlisted Sam Kassirer (Josh Ritter, Langhorne Slim) to handle the production of their second full-length. The album was recorded at Great North Sound Society, an 18th century farmhouse in southern Ma... more info