Gigwise — Mercury prize winners to showcase new music at three small shows more info

XLR8R — For a while there, it felt like Fantastic Mr Fox (a.k.a. Stephen Gomberg) was going to be one of those artists who simply disappeared into the ether, never to return. After dropping a slew of hotly tipped releases in 2009 and 2010, touring extensivel... more info

Guardian Music — Multiple Grammy award-winning star to appear at Isle of Wight event in his only UK festival appearance of the summerStevie Wonder has been confirmed as the closing night headliner at this year's Bestival. The 25-time Grammy award winner will play the... more info

Guardian Music — Multiple Grammy award-winning star to appear at Isle of Wight event in his only UK festival appearance of the summerStevie Wonder has been confirmed as the closing night headliner at this year's Bestival. The 25-time Grammy award winner will play the... more info

Nialler9 — Electric Picnic announced its initial lineup for 2012 today for Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd September in Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois. The Cure, Sigur Rós, Elbow, Grizzly Bear, Orbital, Christy Moore, The Roots, Hot Chip, Glen Hansard, The xx, �... more info

Guardian Music — Festival on the Isle of Wight will also see sets from Adam Ant and Azealia Banks, with headliners yet to be announcedThe first major acts for this year's Bestival have been announced, including exclusive festival performances from the xx and Sigur R�... more info

Stereogum — Jamie xx is, it would seem, a true perfectionist. The xx’s producer has already released two remixes of Radiohead’s King Of Limbs track “Bloom,” and now there’s a third out there. His latest take on the track is about eight minutes long, an... more info

Perez Hilton — This is sooooo good!!!! Take a sprinkle of Empire Of The Sun, a dash of The XX and a spoonful of Foster The People and you'd have the delicious concoction above! You MUST check out M83's Midnight City above! Such a special song! It's able to be simu... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — There's no telling if any of these albums are coming out this year...it's all a massive guess...all for fun.  Some of these may come out before Fall...some after...but rumors are flying. Here are the 11 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2012: Too... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Poland's Open'er Festival (July 4-7, 2012) has announced their initial lineup which is Bjork, Justice, and The xx. Not too shabby. Tickets are on sale, and the rest of the lineup will be announced in the coming weeks. More... more info