Guardian Music — Jarvis Cocker will broadcast his 6Music show live from the Port Eliot Festival (22-25 Jul, Port Eliot Estate, St Germans, Cornwall, porteliotfestival.com) where you can enjoy Alabama 3, Talvin Singh, Luke Haines, the Leisure Society, plus a nature di... more info

Guardian Music — Fans of literate pop songcraft will enjoy this Irish singer's dark tales of obsession and the horror of tediumHometown: Dublin.The lineup: Conor J O'Brien (vocals, guitar), Cormac Curran (piano, organ), Tommy McLaughlin (guitar), Danny Snow (bass), D... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley on Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip, a pair of "novelty" rappers who join the dots between Mos Def and Ivor Biggun, Benny Hill and Benjamin Zephaniah "... nothing is more entertaining than fucking with words and their arrangement" – Sc... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I have to admit that I really cringed when I read the part in Luke Haines' supremely entertaining bio Bad Vibes... that dealt with a huge fall-out he had with Matt Johnson when The Auteurs were the support act for The The. It's brilliantly written bu... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Being a blog that is largely of the retro variety, I'm not all that fussed about publishing a rundown of what I reckon to have been the best songs/albums of the year/decade. Yes, I do admit to making a few suggestions last month of stuff that you mi... more info

8/1 — 1 - Brett Anderson – Wilderness2 - Patrick Wolf – Bachelor3 - PJ Harvey & John Parish A Woman a Man Walked By4 - Bat For Lashes - Two Suns5 - Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light6 - Wild Beasts - Two Dancers7 - Richard Hawley - Tr... more info

NME — Your guide to the best free live music around the UK more info

The Music Fix — Feature: Putting the tea into art. more info

The Music Fix — Review: End of a decade and it's something special. more info

The Vinyl Villain — At the end of last month, in the run-up to mentioning Mrs Villain's birthday, I posted some tracks that I wouldn't have otherwise originally got my hands on if it hadn't been for the work of quality bloggers the world over.I promised I would return ... more info