Guardian Music — Folk rockers to take to main stage before Bono on Friday night, while Primal Scream to headline Other stageLast year they played an early evening set in the relatively modest John Peel tent, the venue's perimeters pushed to the limit by thousands of ... more info

Guardian Music — Gongs also go to Laura Marling and Arcade Fire, while Muse take Best British band for the fourth year runningBeloved of mascaraed emos the world over, goth rockers My Chemical Romance triumphed moodily taking home two prizes at the annual NME awards.... more info

NME — Alice Glass and Ethan Kath on hand at O2 Academy Brixton more info

Totally Fuzzy — the Burton Bootlegger said... British Sea Power - live in Liverpool, 19.02.11 http://hotelmaidssmileinunison.blogspot.com Sakalli said... National Health - D.S. Al Coda (1982) (@256) Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks 27 (Live 1992) (@256) National Health... more info

Guardian Music — Cornershop never knowing make the same record twice. Sure enough, their latest mixes Punjabi folk with lo-fi hip-hop. John Lewis hears how it happened'For me, Punjabi folk music is a lot like hip-hop," says Cornershop's frontman Tjinder Singh. "It's ... more info

Guardian Music — June Tabor's new album draws inspiration from the sea. But dogs, cows and a margarine ad also featured when Pete Paphides met herPersistent woofing reverberates around the Welsh hillside farmland where June Tabor's house is situated. The closer you g... more info

Stereogum — Hey, here’s Joy Division’s televised 1979 John Peel In Session Tonight’s “Something Else” performance of “Transmission” as recreated with Playmobil toys and stop motion. Ian smiles more than usual. Compare: more info

NME - Festivals — Might as well get the Glasto puns out of the way. 'Crazy In Mud', "I don't think you're ready for these wellies" etc. News that Beyonce is headlining the Sunday night at Glastonbury - at least, according to Holy Moly (we're still waiting on confirmat... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — (photo by Dana Damewood) Simon Joyner is one of those guys whose name always comes up in conversation about others. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. Be it Beck, Conor Oberst, or even John Peel, if one is affected... more info

The Vinyl Villain — GOM OR BOFSundays are a day for quiet reflection. An oasis of tranquillity before a week of turbulence. Not last week.Drew at Across The Kitchen Table had a teeth-grindingly awful post on MES on Sunday and if that weren't bad enough TVV compounds it ... more info