Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slick 30th-anniversary show managed to mix experiments, history and surprises, with ... more info

Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slick 30th-anniversary show managed to mix experiments, history and surprises, with ... more info

Guardian Music — This is just the tip of the iceberg of the financial reform we need to ensure we are never again forced to bail out the big banksIt has been just over a week since I declared that I would be withholding my tax payment due on 31 January in protest at ... more info

Scotsman.com — MUSICIAN Billy Bragg has announced he will step up his bid to stop "excessive" bonuses at the Royal Bank of Scotland with a speech in Hyde Park more info

Twangville — The late 1990’s may have been the golden era of alt. country. We had Son Volt’s Trace and Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Steve Earle was having a post prison career renaissance, the Old 97’s were signing with a major label, ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — A wee cheat here......the sleeve above is that of the CD released in the USA. The UK version was red instead of green.....Yup, despite there being a few Billy Bragg compilations over the years, not to mention 2 x Boxsets, most of the tracks that he ... more info

Guardian Music — We may have our political differences, but rewarding failure at RBS is wrong, and the singer is right to be a tax rebel over itIf you needed any more evidence that the political divide between left and right is breaking down, and becoming replaced by... more info

BBC News - UK — The singer and activist Billy Bragg threatens not to pay his taxes in protest against Royal Bank of Scotland bonuses. more info

NME — Folk singer is also urging taxpayers to join the campaign more info

Guardian Music — The government has the right to limit the size of RBS bonuses and until it exercises it, Alistair Darling's not having my moneyHow did it come to this? I've just been called an anarchist in a live radio interview by a woman who works for a company th... more info