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

Stereogum — Last night Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer Patti Smith became the last living New Yorker to appear in an episode of Law & Order. The Godmother Of Punk made a cameo in a Criminal Intent about an actor’s murder during Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark Icarus, ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Rave On Buddy Holly, a tribute to the rock 'n' roll pioneer, features Holly covers by Paul McCartney, The Black Keys, Patti Smith and many more. The album comes out June 28. Read more » more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon Patti Smith is to make her TV acting debut as a mythology professor on U. S. cop drama Law & Order Criminal Intent. The Because The Night singer will appear on Sunday night's (19Jun11) episode, which revolves around the death of an actor wh... more info

Guardian Music — 21 June 2009: Number 49 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicLong after the last chord, people were still crowding down the aisles of the Royal Festival Hall in London to get close to jazz's greatest surviving revolutionary... more info

NME — Au Revoir Simone, Best Coast, Of Montreal also booked for Escape To New York more info