Guardian Music — Seaclose Park, NewportWhile the metal mayhem of Download strains to start the festival season with a bang, Isle Of Wight, a decade after its resurrection, eases us in with some gentle nostalgia. Joan Jett, Iggy and the Stooges, ABC, Boy George, Tom J... more info

Guardian Music — Pulp, Iggy and the Stooges and Wild Beasts were among the artists performing on the second day more info

NME — Band warm the Big Top Stage up for Tom Jones more info

Guardian Music — Soul man Geno Washington promises to get the party started, while Suggs plans a classical 'Baggy Trousers'Anna Calvi, singer-songwriter (performing 16 June)What do the Kinks mean to you?I remember my dad putting on "Waterloo Sunset" and being struck ... more info

Guardian Music — Tune in for a week of Domino Radio, featuring Wild Beasts, Franz Ferdinand and – oh yes – the Guardian Music teamIf there's anyone you'd want running a radio station then it's Domino Records, the label whose roster boasts everyone from Austra and... more info

Love And The Anger — I'm a little late on this posting. The new Wild Beasts album came out a few weeks ago and its pretty beautiful. This album really holds up to their last album Two Dancers. I really loved Two Dancers and was nervous about this follow up titled ... more info

Nialler9 — Forbidden Fruit festival takes place at IMMA in Kilmainham, Dublin this weekend. Here’s the breakdown of acts: Saturday 4th June Main Stage 21:15 – 22:45 Flaming Lips 19:30 – 20:30 Yo La Tengo 17:45 – 18:45 Wild Beasts 16:30 – 17:15 Bombay ... more info

NME — London's Wilton's Music Hall had asked for £3.8 million grant from the Heritage Lottery more info

Nialler9 — A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Let me know if I missed anything of interest in the comments. Forbidden Fruit is the big one this weekend: Aphex Twin, Ba... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — The new issue of NME features an on-the-road feature with Wild Beasts. While hanging out with the band we also did the following tour-themed Q&A, the first in a new online series. Cue talk of white tigers, near-death experiences and - inevitably - ... more info