Guardian Music — Barfly, LondonWhat strikes you first is Laura Marling's newfound authority. The shy, fragile-looking teenager who, two years ago, seemed to be singing half to herself has been replaced by a woman in total command of her material – looking her ... more info

Guardian Music — Are there any angry women left in rock and pop? Joan Jett, riot grrrl figurehead Kathleen Hanna and others talk about where it went wrong – and right – for female musiciansJoan Jett is remembering a time long ago, before women were ruli... more info

DrownedInSound — Though best known as PJ Harvey's most trusted lieutenant, the multi-talented John Parish has a long-standing career composing soundtracks to all manner of exotic-sounding indie movies. The latest, She, a Chinese, was released last month, the first to... more info

Guardian Music — The singer-songwriter Kate Nash tells how she beat exhaustion, self-doubt and music industry sexism to return to the fray with her second albumAsking Kate Nash a question is like winding up a motorised toy car and then letting it career around the ro... more info

Guardian Music — The suicide of Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous means the loss of a prolific – if melancholic – musical talent. Rob Fitzpatrick pays tributeThe really upsetting thing about the sudden death of Mark Linkous was that it just wasn't much of a s... more info

Spinner.com — Kill It Kid -- Chris Turpin (guitar, vocals), Stephanie Ward (piano, vocals), Adam Timmins (bass, banjo), Richard Jones (violin) and Marc Jones (drums) formed in 2008. One year later, they released their self-titled debut album on One Little Indian... more info

CNN Showbiz — Mark Linkous, the Virginia-born indie-rock fixture best known for his work in the lo-fi pysch-folk project Sparklehorse, as well as for collaborations with artists ranging from Danger Mouse to Tom Waits, Iggy Pop and PJ Harvey, died March 6 of a self... more info

Guardian Music — Singer-songwriter celebrated for his beautiful and haunting music has taken his own life, aged 47Mark Linkous, the musician better known as Sparklehorse, has died. The singer-songwriter celebrated for his beautiful, haunting and melancholy music took... more info

Pitchfork — Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse has committed suicide, according to a report from Rolling Stone. His family has released a statement reading, "It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous, took hi... more info

Live Daily — Anyone who has attended a few festival concerts, or virtually any kind of live-music event, knows that it's not uncommon for members from one group to occasionally show up and jam with another. So looking forward to this summer's Isle of Wright Festi... more info