Guardian Music — (Island)The success of Jack Johnson and (non-surfing but Cornwall-affiliated) Newton Faulkner has created an inviting niche for beach-bum strummers. Ben Howard, 24, is more earnest and a touch artier than most. His acoustic style recalls Faulkner but... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Hey, guess what? Robert Pattinson's a musician now. Or, rather, Robert Pattinson was always a musician, but finally has the time to focus on recording an album, which will sound like "stripped-down Ray LaMontagne meets Van Morrison." Clearly, this wa... more info

Altsounds — *'A Creature I Don't Know'* has been confirmed as the title of the third album by *Laura Marling (http://www.lauramarling.com/)*, it will be released on the 12th of September on Virgin Records, and is produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Ad... more info

Altsounds — *'A Creature I Don't Know'* has been confirmed as the title of the third album by *Laura Marling (http://www.lauramarling.com/)*, it will be released on the 12th of September on Virgin Records, and is produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Ad... more info

Altsounds — *'A Creature I Don't Know'* has been confirmed as the title of the third album by *Laura Marling (http://www.lauramarling.com/)*, it will be released on the 12th of September on Virgin Records, and is produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Ad... more info

Altsounds — Oh the heels of tours with Fitz & the Tantrums and Ray LaMontagne , Mexican singer, songwriter and keyboardist Ximena Sariñana (hi-MEN-a sa-rin-YAH-na) will be hitting the road this summer with Sia. The nationwide run, which also features ... more info

VH1 Blog — Imagine you’re a successful musician, returning home after being on tour for months. Groggy and wiped, you walk in your bedroom to find your most prized possession destroyed, and the blade of a 12-inch carving knife stuck, standing up, in the middl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — After revealing a band a day in May, the full initial lineup has been announced for Bumbershoot 2011. The festival, which is taking place September 3-5 at Seattle Center in Seattle, WA, will be headlined by Ray LaMontagne &... more info

Guardian Music — Trio of executives who work as a team to secure the finest pop talent and develop their brands globallyLabel executives: CEO Warner Music Europe, CEO Warner Music UK, ­chairman of Atlantic Records UKOur panel felt these three executives merited a si... more info

VH1 Blog — Being different isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, it can sometimes serve to enhance the ordinary, making bland beautiful and transforming simple into sensational. Following in the footsteps of this season’s previous performers My Morning Jacket,... more info