ContactMusic — Organisers of Scotland's Outsider Festival have scrapped the event after struggling to find funds during the global economic crisis.Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri was set... more info

BBC News - UK — The Outsider Festival in the Highlands - which aimed to be environmentally-friendly - is cancelled because poor ticket sales. more info

Guardian Music — Foraging, astronomy, sledging, rafting ... And some great music. All this for a fraction of the price of Glastonbury? Chris Salmon on how, this festival season, small is very beautifulFirst things first, let's be clear that this isn't a guide to the ... more info

ContactMusic — X Factor reject Rachel Hylton has complained that other contestants on the ITV1 show mistreated her.Rachel, 26, was voted off the show on Saturday night after failing ... more info

All About Jazz — BOOK REVIEW Early Bright by Ami Silber A novel of the Central Avenue jazz scene and an outsider's quest to find a place there - and finish a song that's in his head. KINDA blue is the shelf of jazz lit, where few writers have managed to keep their... more info