Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonAlan Hovhaness is one of the most enigmatic of 20th-century American music mavericks. He was prolific – over 400 works, including 67 symphonies – but until Richard Thompson included Hovhaness's music in his Meltdown p... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Broken Bells will play a one off gig later this month for Richard Thompson’s Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre.  The duo - James Mercer from The Shins and multi instrumentalist... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonThis was a concert to remember. The second major show in Richard Thompson's Meltdown festival was a poignant celebration and memorial for the life of a family friend, Kate McGarrigle, the Quebecois singer-songwriter who die... more info

The Telegraph — Meltdown curator Richard Thompson opened the festival with a poignant tribute concert. Rating: * * * * * more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonIt says something about the unassuming nature of legendary bass player Danny Thompson that he has to be coaxed at length to take a bow at the conclusion of Cabaret of Souls. On one hand, that's unsurprising: Thompson is the... more info

Guardian Music — They've written songs that inspired momentous political change – and suffered the consequences. On the eve of a Meltdown gig, Martin Carthy and Tom Robinson talk pop, punk and burnoutThe walls of the bar in Cecil Sharp House, the north London he... more info

The Independent — A trio of guitar greats - Jimmy Page, Duane Eddy and Richard Thompson - were honoured tonight for their inspirational contribution at a major music awards event. more info

Scotsman.com — A TRIO of guitar greats – Jimmy Page, Duane Eddy and Richard Thompson – were honoured last night for their inspirational contribution at a major music awards event. more info

The Telegraph — Three guitar greats - Jimmy Page, Duane Eddy and Richard Thompson - have been commended for their contribution to music at the Mojo awards ceremony. more info

Guardian Music — The Kominas – an Islamic punk band with song titles such as Sharia Law in the USA and Suicide Bomb the Gap – are getting up plenty of noses inside and outside the punk sceneWith Green Day's American Idiot being reimagined as a Broadway musical an... more info