Perez Hilton — He's back!!!!! One of the best-selling artists of 2007, Mika is finally following up the 5x platinum mega success of his debut album with a sophomore offering, out this fall. And, the Grace Kelly singer has JUST dropped his new single, We Are Golden,... more info

Guardian Music — Henham Park, SuffolkLatitude is the most family-friendly of festivals and this year's lineup was suitably eclectic. As the post-punk generation nodded along to the main-stage delights of the Pet Shop Boys, Pretenders and Nick Cave, their offspring fr... more info

Q4Music — Doves, Airborne Toxic Event, Mika, St Vincent, Passion Pit, Grace Jones and more... more info

Time Out, London — Free gigs from big acts - including Mika, Franz Ferdinand, Kasabian, Placebo, Simian Mobile Disco and, er, A-Ha - in a smaller space than they'd usually play more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Oasis, The Saturdays and Paolo Nutini are among the varied line-up at this year's iTunes festival.The month-long event will see live music performances for free every night of July at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London.It kicks off tonight with g... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Apple has announced one million applications, so far, for a chance to see a series of free gigs throughout July featuring Oasis, Snow Patrol, Kasabian and many others.The third iTunes Live: London Festival ‘09 to be held at the legendary The Ro... more info

MVSW — Ani DiFranco @ Orpheum Theatre Ed Harcourt, The Langley Sisters, Nicole Simone @ Bordello Vienna Teng, Katie Herzig, Sally Jaye, Jesse Harris @ Hotel Cafe Castledoor, Fool’s Gold @ Spaceland Bassnector, J-Boogie, Nosaj Thing @ Music Box Mia... more info

Hypeful — Sad news. In honor of the undisputed King of Pop, please enjoy these 50 covers of Michael Jackson's greatest hits. MP3s: Mika - "I Want You Back" Nickel Creek - "I Want You Back" KT Tunstall - "I Want You Back" Lightspeed Champion - “ThrillerÃ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: The Strange Boys - Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up (MP3) Strange Boys... The Saturday, June 13th show at the Market Hotel seemed to be running pretty closely on schedule. Unfortunately, that meant I missed the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Zach Stern Mika Miko IM // UR: Is the reason why you chose to go for a punk sound because you're not formally trained in playing your instruments? Jenna from Mika Miko: We have been formally trained in... more info