Big Apple Music Scene — Emma-Lee Moss (a.k.a. Emmy the Great) first caught our eye because she’s simply adorable­—and not just because she poses next to a gingerbread house on the cover of her new album Virtue. Her music (she likes to call it “digital medieval”) is... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — At the Paris Review, author Peter Terzian interviews musician Emmy the Great. The Wall Street Journal reviews Just One Catch: A Biography of Joseph Heller by Tracy Daugherty. TheraBreath shares great moments in literary bad breath history. Rock Scene... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Emmy the Great Tokyo Police Club @ Sasquach 2011 (more by Josh Darr) today in NYC * Fieldwork @ The Stone * Big Freedia @ The Morgan * The New Lines @ Bar 4 * SI*SE @ Hiro Ballroom *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: The Limiñanas - Down Underground (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Gytters - Divebombers (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wrong Words - Summer's Gone (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Figurines "New Colors" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The War On Drugs - "Baby Missiles" (MP3... more info

Guardian Music — Think of journalists who've gone on to form pop bands, and you'll realise there's form here ...Hometown: London.The lineup: Robert Christie (vocals, guitar), Hamilton Lee (instruments).The background: Writing about rock'n'roll is the new rock'n'roll:... more info

Guardian Music — As this year's Mercury prize shortlist is announced, some of the best British artists of the last 12 months name the albums they think should be on itWild Beasts Smother "I discovered Wild Beasts on their second record, Two Dancers, but was complete... more info

Guardian Music — Singer tells followers 'today is a fantastic day for Britain', while Lily Allen, Example, Billy Bragg and more offer their opinionsGeorge Michael has led reaction to the closure of the News of the World among his pop star peers on Twitter. The singer... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Emmy the Great at BV CMJ in 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Emmy the Great, who played a single US show in May, is returning to the US for a couple more dates before playing a full tour in... more info

Guardian Music — We're back on the farm again – and we'll be here until Monday with a fresh mudcast each day containing Team Guardian's festival highlights.However, today's programme is more of a preview as Rosie Swash finds out what Tim Jonze and Rebecca Nicholson... more info

Guardian Music — Find out who will be judging the competition in each categoryEntries will initially be narrowed to a shortlist of up to 10 in each category (ie, five in each age group) by the Guardian arts desk and a panel of independent adjudicators. These shortlis... more info