Gigwise — Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey and Siouxsie Sioux also rewarded more info

Gigwise — 'Horse' and 'Bobby Don't Steal' used in new film about happiness more info

Guardian Music — The veteran New Romantics would not have been the choice of all music-lovers to showcase English culture to the world. But they have a gift for empty spectacle that suits this gigAll through the 80s, I hated Duran Duran, when for some they were the k... more info

Guardian Music — Meet The Romans With Mary Beard | The Hunt For Bin Laden | Ancient X Files | The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2012 | Mad Men | Later Live – With Jools HollandMeet The Romans With Mary Beard9pm, BBC2The Cambridge classicist explores life in the Roma... more info

Guardian Music — The music to be played while the royal barge makes its way along the Thames for the Jubilee is a little dull. Perhaps the Queen would appreciate this alternative playlist?According to Adrian Evans, the "pageant master" tasked with arranging a London ... more info

Guardian Music — The veteran risk-taker's Ivor Novello-listed album maps out a future for female musicians, according to one of her famous fansThe nomination this week of Kate Bush's latest album, 50 Words for Snow, for an Ivor Novello award is an acknowledgement of ... more info

Guardian Music — Foe makes herself sound all about the darkness. But a pop heart beats amid the despairFoe, aka Hannah Clark, lists her influences on her Facebook page as PJ Harvey, Nirvana, Radiohead, the Kills, the White Stripes, Pixies, Portishead. She's been desc... more info

Guardian Music — Singer competes against Kate Bush and PJ Harvey in album of the year categoryIt has been a record-breaking 15 months for Adele, and now she has received four nominations – more than any other artist – for the 57th Ivor Novello awards.The 23-year-... more info

Gigwise — See the full list on Gigwise now as the 2012 nominations are announced more info

Guardian Music — They were tiny, tatty – and terrific. For Record Store Day on Saturday, our pop writers remember the shops where they first fell in love with musicFreewheelin' in Nottingham It was the place where I first heard Bob Dylan, in the late summer of 1963... more info