Guardian Music — Festival director says she can't think of a better opening artist for the event. Really?Robbie Williams will open this year's BBC Electric Proms, appearing alongside Doves, Dizzee Rascal and Smokey Robinson. Shirley Bassey will also perform with the ... more info

NME — Ulster Hall gig will now take place in December more info

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Scotsman.com — RICHARD HAWLEY: TRUELOVE'S GUTTER **** MUTE, £12.72 more info

Guardian Music — Richard Hawley has been called a modern-day Roy Orbison. The Sheffield crooner talks about fame, Pulp, his dad's death – and kicking a gargantuan drug habit.It has, Richard Hawley concedes, been an extraordinary few years. Actually, what he sa... more info

Guardian Music — Album exclusive: Your chance to hear Richard Hawley's mesmerising sixth album, Truelove's Gutter, before it hits the shopsNext week, Richard Hawley prepares to release his sixth studio album, Truelove's Gutter. A more downbeat, acoustic affair than p... more info

Rawkblog — News + Links: Jens Lekman and Drew Barrymore: Pals! New Music: Richard Hawley’s hearty “For Your Lover, Give Some Time“; No Age’s “You’re A Target.” Tour Dates: Rose Melberg is coming to Los Angeles, huuuuuuuuugs! Photos: The really goo... more info

Stereogum — Richard Hawley's a suave performer and the performance video for "For Your Lover, Give Some Time" wisely goes that route: It's shot in shadowy black and white, Hawley smoking the cigarettes he's willing to give up, strumming a guitar, looking at h... more info

Rawkblog — Richard Hawley’s upcoming Truelove’s Gutter is a contemplative, gorgeously melancholic affair, and nowhere does the troubadour’s music burn hotter than “For Your Lover, Give Some Time.” Look for a full album review from me on BN.com closer ... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "For Your Lover, Give Some Time" by Sheffield's Richard Hawley from the album "Truelove's Gutter." more info