Rock Sound — In a new interview, Brendon confirms that 'Pray For The Wicked' originally had an equally cool, Byron-inspired name. Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendon Urie has revealed an alternate title for his upcoming seventh album 'Pray For... more info

BBC News - UK — Due to a change in the global climate, the year 1816 became known as the year without a summer, providing inspiration for works by Mary Shelley and Lord Byron. more info

Guardian Music — Coliseum, London; Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterLoss of memory, the subject of Martinu's 1938 opera Julietta, ranks as one of art's most ancient and nightmarish preoccupations. From the Epic of Gilgamesh, which the Czech composer later set to music, to... more info

Guardian Music — Origo was an artistocratic Italian writer who dreamed of creating a new society. Selma Dabbagh visits the magnificent Tuscan estate where her grandson has set up a yearly celebrationEach July an annual music festival is held in the magnificent ground... more info

Guardian Music — Edward, Emilia & Co are on stage at Harrogate's former Kursaal built by great (and great-great) grandad Samson Fox, inventor of the corrugated boiler flueFox hunters can have a field day in Harrogate this weekend when pretty much the entire acting dy... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — The ghastly Spectres which were doomed at last To tell as true a tale of dangers past, As ever the dark annals of the deep Disclosed for man to dread or woman weep. -- The Island, Lord Byron In 1960,... more info

Guardian Music — Rare 'Lady Blunt' violin breaks Stradivarius auction record to raise money for Japan's tsunami relief fundA Stradivarius violin has set a new auction record after selling for £9.8m.The "Lady Blunt" – named after its 19th-century owner Lady Anne Bl... more info

The Telegraph — A rare Stradivarius violin that once belonged to the granddaughter of English poet Lord Byron sold for a record £9.8 million at auction in a charity sale for Japanese disaster relief. more info

Guardian Music — Orbital spun the decks, punk girls reminisced, MPs wooed women voters and Byron was less bothered about their voteThere's something about Orbital that is inextricably linked with the summer's festival season – in fact, they have just announced... more info

BBC News - UK — A collection of letters written by Lord Byron are sold for £277,250, a world auction record for any group of letters by a British Romantic poet. more info