Guardian Music — Vitriol, pride and self-pity are the main ingredients in Andy Kershaw's sad memoirI have personal experience of Andy Kershaw's absent off switch. In March 2008, during the period when, thanks to alcohol and the break-up of his relationship with the m... more info

ContactMusic — Dolly Parton, the legendary American country singer, has officially released her 41st studio album 'Better Day' (28th June 2011). Dolly Parton's follow up to her 2008 record 'Backwoods Barbie' contains her usual mix of mainstream country, pop and blu... more info

USA Today Music — Also new this week: Gillian Welch releases her first album in eight years, and Taking Back Sunday reunites. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In case you were wondering, Dolly Parton did not throw her lot in with Harold Camping, the Oakland-based radio personality who famously predicted that Judgment Day would take place last month. “Nobody knows when the end is coming, but some... more info

Guardian Music — Not everyone takes Dolly Parton seriously. But her music and her social conscience mark her outDolly Parton could never be accused of taking herself too seriously: if she had failed as a country singer she would have made a decent comedienne. Say wha... more info

NME — Michael and Emily open the farmhouse doors ahead of the festival more info

NME — Country legend releases 'Better Day' in August more info

E! Online — We'll get to what Kristin Chenoweth just told us about dating and dueting with Dolly Parton in a sec, but first we gotta tell you what the single songstress just told us about starting a... more info

USA Today Music — From Dolly Parton to American Idol's Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, country music present and future unfolded this weekend. more info

Guardian Music — Four things we learned about Arctic MonkeysWhat their new album, Suck It and See, sounds likeWhat Alexis Petridis thinks the new album sounds like What Arctic Monkeys think their new album sounds likeWhat Americans consider to be an album title too s... more info