Guardian Music — Pilton, SomersetGlastonbury crowds are as enthusiastic as toddlers, and just as easy to distract. Though the afternoon of the festival's closing day is dominated by events in Bloemfontein, as soon as the final whistle blows, it is forgotten. No sport... more info

ContactMusic — RAY DAVIES paid tribute to his former THE KINKS bandmate PETE QUAIFE during his set at the Glastonbury festival in England on Sunday (27Jun10).The singer/songwriter... more info

Guardian Music — Pilton, Somerset'This is so rare," says Ray Davies, midway through Sunny Afternoon on the last day of the festival. "Every time I've played Glastonbury it's been raining." Like the crowd, he looks like he cannot believe his luck. By the third day of ... more info

NME — Songwriting legend is also joined by a choir on the Pyramid Stage more info

NME — The Drums, Ray Davies, LCD Soundsystem also set to play Worthy Farm more info

Guardian Music — Kinks bass player who influenced a generation of rock musiciansPete Quaife, who has died of kidney failure, aged 66, was the bass guitarist of the Kinks during the group's glory years of the 1960s. He made a vital contribution to the dynamics of the ... more info

NME - The Video Blog — Glastonbury has kicked off with fans eagerly piling onto the campsites of Worthy Farm. We spoke to the Eavis family in the run up. Below they tell us about the series of flukes which has turned into 40 years of iconic sets and memorable festival anti... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonIt has taken Meltdown curator Richard Thompson most of his career to think of himself as a showman – for a long time he was happy to let his mesmerising guitar do his talking – but his 1,000 Years of Popular Music provi... more info

Here Comes The Flood — I still like to keep tapes of the few minutes before the final take, things that happen before the session. Maybe it's superstitious, but I believe if I had done things differently - if I had walked around the studio or gone out - it wouldn't have ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Sauntering along Central Park West, Liam Gallagher looked as if he’d just stepped off Carnaby Street in London circa 1969. Turned out in a black velvet jacket with an upturned collar, skinny scarf around his neck and hair combed forward all modlike... more info