Guardian Music — Laura Marling, BelfastThough only 20 years old, Laura Marling has already developed a pretty robust identity: she is the femme fatale of indie folk, a top 10 recording artist, and arguably the person responsible for the arrival of new albums by the C... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonBands give all sorts of reasons for reuniting, but the Cranberries' must be the most novel: in 2009, after five years apart, they decided to have another go "to celebrate Dolores [O'Riordan] becoming an honorary patron of th... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kirstie Shanley Less than a year after the release of their debut album Manners, Passion Pit are giving it the deluxe reissue treatment. Out April 13 on Frenchkiss/Columbia, the new Manners will feature three bonus tracks and new artwork.... more info

Rolling Stone — Last week, while daydreaming about the sleep we’d be losing thanks to the swap to Daylight Savings Time, we asked you for your favorite tunes about sleep. When we tallied up the votes, the Beatles scored the most reader picks with “I’m Only Sle... more info

Guardian Music — What is it about Yeats that is so attractive to rock stars, and why does Auden have the crowd moshing at the Forum? Graeme Thomson meets the musicians turning poetry into popOne day in 2005, Mike Scott decamped to his music room armed only with a lon... more info

The Independent — Irish rockers The Cranberries cancelled the last leg of their Latin American tour Tuesday because lead singer Dolores O'Riordan has a throat infection. more info

Guardian Music — Ellie Goulding, London, CardiffMusic-biz powerbroking has recently taken on the flavour of medieval politics: even before the public know who she is, they are told that the year's pop queen has already been crowned. Following the successes of Adele i... more info

5 Acts — The Cranberries - Ridiculous ThoughtsSuckers - Afterthoughts & TVTap Tap - 100,000 ThoughtsBloc Party - Little ThoughtsHood - Any Hopeful Thoughts Arrive more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Today is my first day of classes. I have off Mon, Wed, and Friday, but have a complete overload of classes on Tuesday and Thursdays. Today is Tuesday, so I don’t have too much time for posting obviously. I am fitting one in really early before my f... more info

Unreality Music — Some of you may already be familiar with Bo Bruce, one of the finalists in last year's Orange UnsignedAct competition in 2008. She drew our attention with beautifully breathy vocals and received favourable comparisons to Cranberries vocalist Dolores... more info