Guardian Music — Transcender, London"Ecstatic, hypnotic and just plain psychedelic" is the motto for the Transcender festival, the pervasive feeling of the event being that music from anywhere in the world can blow someone's mind. Now in its third year, Transcender b... more info

Guardian Music — (Topic)Twenty-one years ago, June Tabor and Oysterband got together to record what is now recognised as an English folk-rock classic. It wasn't exclusively a folk album, though there were some traditional tracks, but rather an eclectic, powerful rewo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Freedom Rides (more by David Andrako) If you missed it for free in Prospect Park over the summer, Hall Willner's Freedom Rides Project happens again tonight (9/15) at Highline Ballroom, though with a slightly different cast...Hal Willner's Freedom Ri... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThis was one of the most remarkable reunion concerts of the current English folk revival. Twenty-one years on from the release of their classic folk-rock album Freedom and Rain, Oysterband were back on stage with June Tabo... more info

Altsounds — American-based graphic illustrator El Jefe Design was recently commissioned by Lou Reed to create a visually compelling poster for his July 2011 UK and European tour. Exclusively numbered in a limited edition print-run of 500 copies, the rare screen... more info

The Music Fix — Venus in Lars. more info

NME — Bowie: The Ultimate Music Guide gives details of the 1979 punch up more info

NME — There are ten tracks in all, but some are very long indeed more info

Guardian Music — Pink Floyd lead an autumn of lavish box-set reissues, while Lykke Li and Tom Waits add a touch of the wild and warpedThe UnthanksChief among the Unthanks' multifarious talents – an array of skills that includes clog dancing – is their ability to... more info

Metal Injection — So the cover art was revealed for the highly anticipated Lou Reed & Metallica collaboration, Lulu. While the artwork isn't revolutionary or anything, it does make sense given the concept of the album. Ultimately what matters is the music, and I ... more info