NME - The Video Blog — Glastonbury has kicked off with fans eagerly piling onto the campsites of Worthy Farm. We spoke to the Eavis family in the run up. Below they tell us about the series of flukes which has turned into 40 years of iconic sets and memorable festival anti... more info

Guardian Music — Johnny Marr recalls the music, others the good times. But for all, there's no festival quite like GlastonburyJohnny Marr46, the SmithsWhen the Smiths played Glastonbury in 1984, we were slightly out of our element. Previously, we'd always played to m... more info

Guardian Music — The first Glastonbury festival attracted 1,500 hippies. Now, 40 years on, it is bigger than ever. So what is the secret of its success?Worthy Farm lies between two limestone ridges on the southern tip of the Mendip Hills, six miles east of Glastonbu... more info

Guardian Music — The Guardian asked Glastonbury fans to tweet their questions for Michael Eavis. Here are some of his responses@lukevernon: Who does he vote for and does he think [the] 40th will be even more amazing if people need #glasto to help them forget a Tory g... more info

The Culture Of Me — Those of you looking for a dosing of Marc Bolan's self-ascribed "cosmic rock" mixed with a fairly large smattering of Le Tigre's electronic histrionics (minus the female agenda politics as a whole and just the party) would be fairly and... more info

The Vinyl Villain — It's a slightly edited lift from wikipedia:-"Brimful of Asha is a single by the British alternative rock band Cornershop, which originally reached number 60 in the UK Singles Chart in 1997. A remix by Fatboy Slim became a hit in 1998 on the US and UK... more info

Guardian Music — This Chicago four-piece play a rough'n'ragged approximation of glam – imagine Girls covering Mott the Hoople and Marc BolanHometown: Chicago, Illinois.The lineup: Cullen Omori (vocals, guitar), Cameron Omori (bass), Colby (drums) and Max Kakac... more info

ContactMusic — MARC BOLAN and DAVID BOWIE would have been bandmates had it not been for the T-REX star's wife, who disliked her husband's musical pal.Legendary producer Tony Visconti... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offStanley Moon Camden Road Moon is an unsigned troubadour who writes nagging urban folk songs with an impressive line in wry, observational lyrics. Anyone who's walked through... more info

Guardian Music — Started as a means of releasing the music of his band Swans, Michael Gira's underground imprint now embraces psych-folk luminaries including Devendra Banhart and Akron/FamilyWriting about Young God being a classic record label feels a little like an ... more info