Stereogum — The inaugural Escape To New York takes place August 5-7 at Shinnecock Reservation in Southampton, NY. The Hamptons-based festival was curated by Fred Fellowes, the creative director and founder of The Secret Garden Party, UK. The lineup features Pat... more info

NME — New 18-song compilation will span Smith's work from 1975 to 2007 more info

Guardian Music — Two stars of the New Wave are still rolling along. Jean-Luc Godard's po-mo puzzle Film socialisme is stubbornly obtuse, even by his gnomic standards. First, we're on a cruise liner where a Swiss banker named Goldberg is hounded; American singer Patti... more info

Guardian Music — On our latest summer festival visit, we see fans setting up camp at Hop Farm Country Park in Kent to catch Prince, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Morrissey and moreMartin GodwinKen Macfarlane more info

The Telegraph — Prince, Patti Smith, Tinie Tempah and Alexa Chung at the quintessentially English festival in Tonbridge. more info

Guardian Music — Paddock Wood, Kent"This is real music," cried Prince midway through his scorching Sunday night set. "And these are real musicians." It's a regular claim from Prince – a man who says the internet is "over" and has backed away from the electronic exp... more info

Pop Candy — Happy Friday to everyone! It's a three-day weekend, which means some of you might be taking off early for exotic barbecuing, but I'll be around ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Civil Wars play a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music. The Guardian children's books podcast interviews illustrator Shaun Tan. On sale for $3.99 at Amazon MP3: the Rave On Buddy Holly compilation (featuring Patti Smith, My Morning Jacket, Modest... more info

Detroit Free Press — The timeless songs of a rock 'n' roll pioneer are covered in all sorts of imaginative ways throughout the collection “Rave On Buddy Holly” ( * * * out of four stars, Fantasy), with contributions from Paul McCartney, Patti Smith, Kid Roc... more info

Guardian Music — From an 80s party to robo-karate, this week's winners and losersSuper 80sAlong with BMXs, backpacks and the Walkman, JJ Abrams is reintroducing "mint" as a term of excellence in his 80s sci-fi Super 8. Barf, rad, bodacious and gnarly lined up for Sup... more info