ContactMusic — British rockers Suede insist on entering from the left of the stage for their gigs - because their shows have been disastrous when they appeared from the right The superstitious Animal Nitrate hitmakers have several pre-concert rituals and bassist Ma... more info

Guardian Music — Join us as we take a look at some of the acts heading down to the farm this weekendThe south-east corner of England used to be a bit of a dead zone when it came to live music. With one or two notable exceptions, if you wanted to see any big names pla... more info

ContactMusic — Bernard Butler one time Suede guitarist and current producer has come out on in a scathing attack on Twitter laying into the pop royalty Beyonce Solo albums and a collaboration with British singer David MCalmont notwithstanding Butler has cut a relat... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker Bernard Butler has taken aim at rap heavyweights Jay Z and Kanye West branding them old men who cant dance The former Suede guitarist was watching TV coverage of Londons Hackney Weekend concert on Saturday 23Jun12 but was left baffle..... more info

Guardian Music — Glastonbury might not be happening this year, but there are plenty big fests not to be missedBeach Break LiveWhen 14-18 JuneWhere Pembrey Country Park, CarmarthenshireWhat A late spring break-style party for UK students with a mix of top dance, urban... more info

ContactMusic — Athlete and Nitin Sawhney have been added to the bill for the Hop Farm music festival The artists have joined the line-up alongside headliners Bob Dylan Suede and Peter Gabriel at the three day festival held in Kent from June 29 to July 1 Fes... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers Suede have scrapped most of the new material they played at comeback gigs last year 11 and have headed back into the studio The Animal Nitrate hitmakers reunited in 2010 after disbanding in 2003 following the release of their flop rec... more info

Gigwise — Britpop band scrap all new material and return to the recording studios more info

Perez Hilton — The silver fox Taylor Hicks has come out of hiding! The fifth season American Idol winner returned back to the stage where he got his start last night and made a HUGE announcement! Taylor will be headlining at Bally’s Las Vegas for eight weeks, sta... more info

Guardian Music — Ten readers tell us about their most loved music shopsEarlier this week our critics wrote about record shops that shaped their lives – and now our readers do the same, in celebration of Record Store Day on Saturday.Following the previous piece, man... more info