Guardian Music — Exclusive backstage photographs from Richard Thompson's Meltdown festival at the Southbank in London, starring: Martha and Rufus Wainwright, Paolo Nutini, Emmylou Harris, Nick Cave and many many more more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Singer Rufus Wainwright and his sister Martha paid tribute to their late mother Kate Mcgarrigle at a remembrance concert on Monday - a "difficult but uplifting night" for the pair. more info

ContactMusic — Singer RUFUS WAINWRIGHT and his sister MARTHA paid tribute to their late mother KATE MCGARRIGLE at a remembrance concert on Monday (14Jun10) - a "difficult but uplifting... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-16 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall % 06-18 Buffalo, NY - Knox Gallery @ 06-26 Pilton, England - Glastonbury Festival 07-01-04 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival 07-06 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso 07-07 Utrecht, The Netherlands - T... 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 Mirror — Martha and Rufus Wainwright have admitted there is "healthy" sibling rivalry between them. more info

Guardian Music — A clan who channel their dysfunction into songThere has perhaps been no family in the history of popular music more vocal about its glorious dysfunction than the Wainwright/McGarrigles. Loudon, Kate, Martha and Rufus are the bards of kith and kin, th... more info

Pitchfork — Photo on home page by Kathryn Yu The National's 2010 tour is pure insanity; the recent Best New Music recipients are basically gigging straight through December with few breaks. Now a slew of new U.S. dates have been announced for the fall. What's mo... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Greek Theatre Rufus Wainwright, Aug. 20; David Gray and Ray LaMontagne, Sept. 8; Sheryl Crow, Sept. 10 (Sat.) Hollywood Palladium Belle & Sebastian, Oct. 3 (Fri.) Fo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Thomas said... This Week's Top 5 Most Played Songs! 1. School of Seven Bells - Babelonia 2. Toro Y Moi - Leave Everywhere 3. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 4. Dirty Three & Cat Power - Great Waves 5. OMD - Sister Marie Says (demo) http://www.thefront... more info