Stopcryingyourheartout.com — PART TWO OF THE TRANSLATION OF THE INTERVIEW WITH BEADY EYE FROM OOR MAGAZINE.BIG THANKS TO L4E MEMBER GENERAL DREAD FOR THE TRANSLATION. You have proven yourself as a great songwriter ever since your first song on SOTSOG?Well I don't walk around wit... more info

NME — Oxfordshire event to take place in July more info

The Vinyl Villain — The bloke pictured on the right had side of the sleeve has been a musician for over 30 years releasing probably more material than any other recoding artist in that period, and yet he is not all that well known outside of music aficionados.The woman ... more info

Guardian Music — South Bank re-creation of confidence-boosting 1951 festival aims to provide a similar tonic on a slimline budgetIt was one of the most austere of years but the Labour government spent a fortune on buildings and cultural events to cheer up the battere... more info

Guardian Music — He used to skive off school just to watch the Kinks drinking in a pub. So what did Julien Temple learn from making a film about his heroes?I first heard the Kinks at the age of 11 – listening to Radio Caroline on a crystal radio set beneath my bedc... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Amsterdam based UK one-man band The Jack Stafford Foundation has just put up A Kinky Christmas as a free download. Five fine songs by Ray Davies recorded by Jack Stafford in a 12 hour marathon session with Keez Groenteman, Daniel Rose (C-Mon & Kyp... more info

Guardian Music — When Jarvis Cocker flies in to Dingle for the Other Voices festival tonight, he will be part of a trial that could make InTunes the first Irish technology company on the Nasdaq in 10 yearsThe picturesque town of Dingle is the gateway to one of the mo... more info

Unreality Music — This year's Royal Variety Performance is hotting up, with a host of new stars added to the dazzling line-up. Australian songstress Kylie will join the star-studded evening to perform her new s... more info

Guardian Music — Ray Davies is to curate next year's Meltdown festival. Jon Savage salutes a national treasureIn late 1965, Ray Davies threw a party. One of his guests was a clothes designer, and as Davies recalled: "I got pissed off with him always going on about fa... more info

The Music Fix — as he is announced as the Artistic Director for the 2011 Festival more info