Pitchfork — Here's a weird scene for you: Polly Jean Harvey, bedecked in feathers and entirely solo, playing an autoharp and singing an intense new song, "Let England Shake", over a sample of the Four Lads' "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" on a Sunday morning BBC... more info

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Rollo & Grady — The Desert Sessions began in August 1997 at the Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree when Josh Homme brought together musicians from the bands Monster Magnet, Goatsnake, Kyuss (his own band, which had split in 1995), Soundgarden and PJ Harvey. The ranch ... more info

Guardian Music — The pop-soul singer-songwriter discusses her regard for Björk, black bohemians - and what Billie Holiday has in common with Kurt Cobain Born in Leeds, Corinne Bailey Rae began her career by learning the violin but she soon learned to love a wide v... more info

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 The shy, fragile-looking teenager who, two years ago, seemed to be singing half to herself has been replaced by a woman in total command of her material – looking her ...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