Guardian Music — The National and Paolo Nutini also headline, with Rob Brydon, David Morrissey and Simon Armitage confirmed for other tentsThe line-up for this year's Latitude festival has been announced, with the revived 1990s band Suede headlining, alongside The Na... more info

ContactMusic — Heavyweight rapper Fat Joe is cashing in on his love of food by launching a seafood restaurant in his native New York. The Lean Back star has teamed up with chef Mark Thomas to open the Caribbean-inspired Express in the Bronx, the first in a chain... more info

Guardian Music — Richard Keys and the issue of sexism in sport came to the fore, but the real highlight of the week's listening was Betty Driver's extraordinary life story on Desert Island DiscsHawksbee & Jacobs | TalkSportJust How Sexist Is Sport? (R5 Live) | iPlaye... more info

The Telegraph — The political comedian walked the West Bank to see what life is like on both sides. The resulting show makes you laugh, shudder and think. Rating: * * * * * more info

Guardian Music — We kick off this week's Sleeve Notes with the Brits (what else?), where we saw Lily Allen mumble an acceptance speech that made no sense, Jay-Z thank Britain and the Spice Girls for best international male, and Lady Gaga defying gravity with her late... more info

Guardian Music — In his recent Culture Show feature, the campaigning comedian seemed more concerned with pushing his own agenda rather than listening to alternative viewpointsA couple of weeks ago I was approached by the BBC to be interviewed by Mark Thomas for a Cul... more info

The Telegraph — Comedian Mark Thomas's latest work, 'The People's Manifesto', is a touring stage show cum Radio 4 series cum book, in which he canvasses the opinions of ordinary Britons, he tells Neil Tweedie. more info

Scotsman.com — MARK THOMAS: THE MANIFESTO **** THE STAND, GLASGOW more info

Buffalo News, New York — It's not easy becoming Bjorn Ulvaeus. ¶ When Mark Thomas visits UB's Center for the Arts on Nov. 9, it will take him a solid hour to step into character as the lead singer of the Swedish band ABBA. Thomas, the force behind the group ABBA Mania, must... more info

Scotsman.com — MARK THOMAS: THE MANIFESTO *** THE STAND III (VENUE 12) more info