Guardian Music — The South By Southwest music festival kicks off in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, promising a familiar array of big names, little names and names you will never remember when you've sobered upEven if you're not heading to SXSW, here are 20 acts those on ... more info

Guardian Music — New York-based indie-rock band Real Estate visit the Guardian studio to play an exclusive live version of their single 'It's Real', taken from their second studio album DaysBen KapeAndy GallagherEkaterina OchagaviaElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — After a burst of success in 2007, French indie popster Soko shut down her MySpace page and disappeared. Clare Considine welcomes her resurrectionSoko is "lovesick". She is head over heels, crazy in love with her new, as yet unidentified London boyfr... more info

Guardian Music — 'Progressive bluegrass' band the Punch Brothers visit the Guardian's studio to perform an exclusive live version of Movement and LocationBen KapeAndy GallagherElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — French singer-songwriter and actor Charlotte Gainsbourg visits the Guardian studio with New Zealand musician Connan Mockasin to perform her single Out Of TouchBen KapeAndy GallagherRichard SprengerElliot SmithLindsay Poulton more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jonah Matranga released Voices + Dedication, an album made up entirely of cover songs, on January 1. He covers tracks by the reunited Mazzy Star, the slightly less recently reunited Hum, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Elliot Smith,... more info

Guardian Music — Swedish electropop five-piece Little Dragon visited the Guardian's studios to perform Shuffle a DreamBen KapeAndy GallagherShehani FernandoElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offNeil Cowley Trio The Face of Mount Molehill Former Brand New Heavies keyboardist Cowley moves out from his groove-driven acoustic piano-trio sound to the richer textured m... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Hey, First time I’ve contacted you, found you via your review of Martin John Henry, who I'm a big fan of. Anyway, I’ll cut to the chase.... I’m an independent musician from Glasgow. If I were summing up myself quickly I'd pick some wor... more info

Guardian Music — (Kitchenware)Most people, when they are filled with yuletide cheer, think of Tom Smith, singer of Editors and voice of such feelgood pop hits as Blood and Smokers Outside the Hospital Door. This Christmas collaboration with former Razorlight drummer ... more info