ContactMusic — Singer/songwriter Billy Bragg recorded his new album in just five days during "whirlwind" studio sessions.The star is preparing to release Tooth &... more info

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Guardian Music — (Fuse)Describing themselves as a "collective of singers and songwriters, plus one magician, opposed to the ideologically driven austerity programme imposed by this millionaire government", the Roadshow consists of 11 angry musicians from a remarkable... more info

Guardian Music — The singer and left-wing activist used a lecture in memory of John Peel to criticise Michael Gove's plans to scrap GCSEsSinger Billy Bragg has warned that the government's education reforms risk stifling creativity and leaving the pop charts the pres... more info

Guardian Music — Watch Billy Bragg's John Peel Lecture live from the 2012 Radio Festival in Salford on 12 November at 7pmFollowing in the footsteps of last year's inaugural speaker, Pete Townshend, Bragg will explore how the pirates of radio become mainstream and in ... more info

Chorus.fm — Stream *Young Statues (http://www.absolutepunk.net/youngstatues)*' cover of *Billy Bragg (http://www.billybragg.co.uk/)*'s "A New England" featuring *Tigers Jaw (http://tigersjaw.tumblr.com/)*'s Brianna Collins on Spinner (http://www.spinner.com/2012... more info

Guardian Music — Bristol musicians are bringing together two styles that share a sense of social justice and a belief in community actionReading on mobile? Watch hereIn September, the Southbank Centre in London hosted a celebration of the centenary of Woody Guthrie's... more info

Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonThe current Scottish folk renaissance has centred on inventive instrumentalists who can switch easily between genres, and Karine Polwart has brought the same sense of the unexpected to her songwriting. She's a cool, thoughtful s... more info

Guardian Music — She wrote incisive lyrics, sang exquisite harmonies and graced arguably the greatest Christmas single ever. Yet Kirsty MacColl has somehow been erased from the story of British pop. Will the re-release of her first four albums finally change that?Nex... more info

Guardian Music — Jude Rogers salutes a film charting the struggle of indie record shops and their unsung ownersThe British independent record shop hasn't had the rosiest time recently. More than 500 of them have closed in recent years, their racks emptied of glossy s... more info