NME — Bands cover The Stone Roses for hospital charity more info

Music is Art — “this is the sound of someone losing the plot, making out that they’re okay when they’re not; you’re gonna like it, but not a lot, and the chorus goes like this…” Pulp handled success badly, which is surprising since, before Jarvis Cocke... more info

Guardian Music — For New York songwriter Jeffrey Lewis, success is as scary as failure. Andrew Purcell meets himA few years ago, Jeffrey Lewis wrote a song called Sal's Pizza Has Sold Out to the Yuppie Scum, in which he complained about the rising cost of a takeaway ... more info

NME — Bands join Jarvis Cocker and Phoenix at the event more info

All About Jazz — Over the years, London's annual Meltown festival has had an impressive list of guest curators. They include Elvis Costello, Scott Walker, John Peel, Patti Smith, Jarvis Cocker, Lee Perry and Robert Wyatt. This June's festival will break new ground... more info

All About Jazz — Duane Jarvis, a stalwart of the Los Angeles roots music scene whose lead guitar work landed him stints playing with Dwight Yoakam, Lucinda Williams, John Prine, Michelle Shocked and others when he wasn't recording and touring as a respected singer-so... more info

John Rich is being sued by former Nashville Star contestant Jared Ashley and the affidavits, police reports, complaints are online along with videos and voicemail messages. The Tennessean’s Peter Cooper and Los Angeles Times‘ Randy Lewis wrote ob... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo:Gordon/WireImage Modest Mouse, Sheryl Crow, De La Soul and Katy Perry will invade Seattle for the Bumbershoot Festival Labor Day weekend, September 5-7th. According to a press release, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, Raphael Saddiq, No Age, Ho... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — He played with Dwight Yoakam, Lucinda Williams, John Prine and others. Duane Jarvis, a stalwart of the Los Angeles roots music scene whose lead guitar work lan... more info

Guardian Music — Jazz genius Ornette Coleman will curate this year's Meltdown Festival, and it's set to be even more eclectic than usual. Neil Spencer spoke to himThe annual musical binge that is Southbank's Meltdown Festival has taken on a decidedly chi-chi quality... more info