The Vinyl Villain — .......is the spitting image of one of the Villains' cats. The fat one called Charlie (named by her previous owner. Not the one who was so skinny when we got him from a refuge centre that he just had to be christened Jarvis.Anyway, the cover gives n... more info

Guardian Music — (Mule Satellite)(Crammed)Don't be put off by the title. UNITE may stand for the somewhat solemn and academic-sounding Urban Native Integrated Traditions of Europe, but this is an entertaining and inventive Transglobal Underground side project, in whi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — a r n e l said... Jazzanova (7 albums) The Temptations John Legend Monty Alexander Alela Diane Charles Bukowski http://bestfbothworlds.blogspot.com ...and: V.A. - The Very Best of Jazz Funk [2CD] music499 said... Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank the C... more info

Guardian Music — Grizzly Bear, Patti Smith, and Laura Marling have been confirmed to headline the intimate Serpentine Sessions in (28, 29 Jun; 1 Jul, Hyde Park, W2, livenation.co.uk) …Marling has also been added to the bill of this year's Green Man Festival (20... more info

NME — Acts to join Doves and The Flaming Lips at the bash more info

The Music Fix — not to mention Mumford, Marling and the rest more info

DrownedInSound — London's Serpentine Sessions have announced the line-up for this year's edition, following on from Regina Spektor, Bon Iver and Tindersticks, who performed last year. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonUnlike his near-contemporary Nick Cave, Triffids frontman David McComb never gained more than a cult following. Perhaps he died too young, at 36, from drug-related complications following a car accident. That was in 1999, as the world... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Crescentius said... Crescentius Mixtapes: Songs arrive: 1. Josephine Foster - Little Life 2. Northern Picture Library - Love Song for the Dead Ché #2 3. Tindersticks - Factory Girls (live) 4. Erika Wilhite - Rip Tide 5. Trespassers William - Vapou... more info

Guardian Music — Fans of literate pop songcraft will enjoy this Irish singer's dark tales of obsession and the horror of tediumHometown: Dublin.The lineup: Conor J O'Brien (vocals, guitar), Cormac Curran (piano, organ), Tommy McLaughlin (guitar), Danny Snow (bass), D... more info