Guardian Music — Haim | Mumford & Sons | Angel | Major Lazer | Florence + The MachineHaim Don't Save Me (National Anthem/Polydor) There's a fine (by which I mean not fine) tradition of rubbish sisters in pop, from the Nolans through to B*Witched, the Corrs and the Co... more info

Guardian Music — From the Clash to Boy George to Ian Dury, musical creativity and squat culture are inseparable – which is why this new law is such a bad ideaThis weekend a new law came into force that makes squatting – the occupation of empty buildings by otherw... more info

Guardian Music — This summer's weather has played havoc with outdoor gigs. But rain is not the only thing putting a damper on eventsWe are told that the canny British festival fan no longer bothers with domestic events because of the lure of the same bands in sunnier... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Brighton-based folk-punk group The Levellers are a band who are full of all the pure, traditional energy that you would expect from a band who are now on their 10th album. Having consistently produced music since 1988, they have made the top ten in ... more info

Guardian Music — Village Underground, LondonBranches and fairy lights flank the stage like Titania's grotto. The mic stands are festooned with winter foliage and rams' skulls. We're about to witness either a midsummer night's dream of a gig or the ritual sacrifice of... more info

Guardian Music — The best music and arts-focused summertime events for the whole family2000 TreesWhen 12-14 JulyWhere Upcote Farm, Cheltenham, GloucestershireWhat New and underground British bands in the CotswoldsWho 65daysofstatic, the Futureheads, Guillemots, Hundr... more info

Guardian Music — Natty rapper Roots Manuva has just been announced to headline the Sunday night of the Larmer Tree Festival (11-15 Jul, Larmer Tree Gardens, nr Salisbury), joining Paloma Faith, Amadou & Mariam, Jools Holland and, er, Levellers ...Roots also joins Too... more info

Guardian Music — Beyoncé End Of Time (Columbia) End Of Time may be the gazillionth single from 4, but it still slays me as much as the first time I heard it. Mixing Off The Wall-indebted disco production with Fela Kuti-influenced Afro-rhythms, it also contains The B... more info

Guardian Music — If you didn't get to experience the Chemical Brothers at Japan's Fujirock Festival, now you can by getting immersed in Adam Smith's film Don't Think (26 Jan, ), featuring glorious Dolby 7.1 surround sound! …The Charlatans regroup for two dates to p... more info

Altsounds — Due to overwhelming demand, Levellers have announced the final 3 dates in December of their massively popular Levelling The Land 20th Anniversary tour, which will now visit Leicester and Sheffield alongside returning for a second gig at London's Brix... more info