Guardian Music — 'I have pretty feet and ankles – whenever my wrinkles or stomach get me down, I look at my feet and they cheer me up'I wear everything on my face: pain, happiness. I'm not the same person I was a few years ago. I've gone from being a child to becom... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @edroste Tickets for the James Blake show at MHOW go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets for the Divine Fits and Cold Cave show at Webster Hall go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets for the recently... more info

Guardian Music — Artists will cross the UK by train in September for a concert series featuring music from Europe, America and AfricaTony Allen, Rizzle Kicks, Carl Barât and electronic wunderkind Nicolas Jaar are among the acts to have now climbed aboard the Africa ... more info

ContactMusic — Pete Townshend Jarvis Cocker and Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos have signed a petition demanding a fair trial for Russian punk band Pussy Riot Former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and singers Martha Wainwright an... more info

Sky News — Stars including Jarvis Cocker and Martha Wainwright say they are extremely concerned about how the rockers are being treated. more info

Guardian Music — Baaba Maal, Damon Albarn and Bombay Bicycle are among the lineup of musicians who will tour the UK by train in SeptemberReading this on mobile? Click her to view videoThe collective of African and western musicians known as Africa Express has reveale... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright A tribute to Canadian folksinger Kate McGarrigle held at Massey Hall on Friday was more celebratory than sombre, with dozens of her family and peers gathering for a joyful celebration of her unique... more info

Guardian Music — Patti Smith is rock royalty and a new album and book from the 'godmother of punk' make 2012 a jubilee year. Now 65, her influence shows no sign of waning. We spoke to musicians she has inspired, from Martha Wainwright to Johnny MarrThe lasting image ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Spanish pop singer Enrique Iglesias (1975) Actor Matthew Davis (1978) Model Josie Maran (1978) Singer/guitarist Joe Bonamassa (1977) Singer Martha Wainwright (1976) Savag... more info

Guardian Music — (Proper)There's nothing Loudon Wainwright likes more than mixing gloom with humour – and the realisation he has now lived for longer than his father is the perfect excuse for a concept album about death. There are 14 new songs here, along with an e... more info