Guardian Music — He's going to bestride the world like a pop colossus! Kids everywhere will whistle his tunes! No, and no – this is what happens when arty types raise an eyebrow and 'go pop'Reading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: London.The lineup: Rowdy Superstar ... more info

Guardian Music — Is the corporatism of mainstream festivals getting you down? Then try the Brecon Beacons for an indie alternativeIt started in 2003 as a one-day event for 300 people, but now Green Man is one the biggest music festivals in Wales. Taking place in the ... more info

Guardian Music — You can't out-synth Jean Michel Jarre. So Metronomy don't try on this cover for Late Night Tales For their forthcoming Late Night Tales compilation, Metronomy assembled a typically eclectic selection of their favourite songs and artists, from Autechr... more info

Discobelle.net — British group Metronomy are currently holed up in the studio, busy recording a new EP that will be released in September. They did find the time to enlist the help of Norwegian disco king Prins Thomas who, as per usual, is his balearic best and gentl... more info

Guardian Music — Phone Tag, AKA Gryphon Graham, used to blog about the financial crisis. Now he makes music that sounds reassuringly expensiveReading this on a mobile? Listen hereHometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Gryphon Graham (vocals, guitar), Bodhi Landa (bass), Eliz... more info

NME - Festivals — Do you remember the first time? Did you, like Metronomy's Joe Mount, have a friend who tried to exist on ridiculous foodstuffs (in Mount's mate's case - marzipan and orange juice)? Or were you as posh as Pulled Apart By Horses, who spent their first ... more info

Guardian Music — Henham Park, SouthwoldIt might have been the muddiest but the seventh Latitude festival was also the best, a fact already evident on Friday, with excellent acts from vintage must-sees to critics' favourites and fast-rising hipsters.Despite the weathe... more info

Guardian Music — East London may be edgy, but it's still a great place to raise children, says the Hackney residentHow long have you lived in the East End?For about eight years, in Hackney. I love it. It's an incredible mixture – there are really beautiful parks, i... more info

Guardian Music — He used to be in a band of Radioheadalikes. Now Darryl Reid has found a way to mix electronic mayhem with melodyHometown: Leicester.The lineup: Darryl Reid (vocals, keyboards, guitar).The background: Darryl Reid is only 22 but he's old enough to have... more info

Perez Hilton — If you like Chromeo and Metronomy, then we think you will really dig Van She. Hipster. Cool. But accessible! Check out Idea Of Happiness (above)! Then more info