Guardian Music — The Kinks singer, who is curating this year's Southbank-based festival, has ambitious plans for the programme of diverse actsRay Davies has revealed his lineup for the 2011 Meltdown festival and said the bill is "about Britain – we're trying to cov... more info

The Telegraph — Raul Malo and Secret Sisters join Richard Thompson and Kate Rusby in 2011 line-up. more info

Twangville — Susan James has gained a lot of well known fans over the last few years. Bob Weir and Rob Wassrerman heard her, and asked her to open for Ratdog. She has also opened for for Son Volt, Rufus Wainright, Richard Thompson and Lindsey Buckingham among oth... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new PJ Harvey album, Let England Shake (out February 15th). Also streaming at NPR: Adele's 21 album (out ). The Bat Segundo Show interviews Karen Russell about her new novel, Swamplandia. PopMatters interviews singer-songwriter R... more info

Altsounds — ON THE SHOW, DAVE INTERVIEWS ROBERT PLANT AND HE TELLS AN AWESOME STORY ABOUT MEETING ELVIS PRESLEY. (DAVE IS ALSO PRETTY HILARIOUS WITH MARTHA STEWART. BIZARRE WACKINESS ENSUES!) BAND OF JOY WILL BE PERFORMING RICHARD THOMPSON'S "HOUSE OF CARDS" FR... more info

Guardian Music — (Silent Pocket) Kit Holmes is that welcome curiosity, a young composer and singer-songwriter with all the makings of a new British guitar heroine and a style that skips cheerfully across boundaries. She mostly plays acoustic guitar but she's certainl... more info

Popdose — What does it mean to be a musician's musician? Maybe you've never heard of Richard Thompson — but you've probably heard him play. After hearing a few choice cuts from a forty-year discography, you'll know him next time. more info

Scotsman.com — RICHARD THOMPSON GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL **** more info

ContactMusic — Tough guy ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER used to become so aggressive during his son's soccer matches he would infuriate the coach, folk singer RICHARD THOMPSON - but the musician felt too "intimidated" to reprimand the actor.British rocker Thompson used to c... more info

Guardian Music — Former Led Zeppelin singer to lead band away from cover versions and begin working on own songsAfter years of playing covers, Robert Plant is to begin writing original songs with the Band of Joy. Following the group's recent album, which included son... more info