NME - The Daily Download — The Maccabees - Pelican In their most recent NME interview, The Maccabees enthused that playing the sort of massive gigs that Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian do would be something that they’d be “totally up for”. This is a good thing because – an... more info

DrownedInSound — I think it's fair to say that I encountered Laura Marling earlier than most. Attending the same secondary school as her at a relatively similar time meant that the first time that I saw her play was actually in a school assembly. Not that that grants... more info

Guardian Music — The singer-songwriter talks about her precocious talent, 'bloody folk' music – and why she writes in symbols and coloursOutside, London is melting in early-autumn heat, but inside a sweltering office above the Lexington pub in Angel I'm playing the... more info

Guardian Music — FATM's popularity reveals how the liberal middle classes have abandoned true counterculture for escapist vintage chicThe music world is buzzing with excitement this week. Against a backdrop of seemingly immovable industry pessimism, the release of th... more info

Altsounds — Symphonic pop band The Leisure Society have revealed a new video for 'Dust On The Dancefloor', their latest single which is out today on Full Time Hobby. The band are also mid-way through their support shows for Laura Marling's UK tour of cathedral's... more info

Guardian Music — York Minster"I've discovered that York has 365 pubs," whispers Laura Marling, thankfully not sounding like she has been researching this personally during the day. "Many years ago as a punishment you were sent into them to lick the toilet seat." Yuck... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be attending this week, and tell us about any live music you've seen recentlyBeen to any good gigs recently? Or is there any exciting live music happening soon you think we ought to know about?In the interests... more info

Altsounds — Pop band, The Leisure Society, have released Bandstand Busking Session on the eve of their support tour of Laura Marling's UK Cathedral tour tonight. The Bandstand Busking Session is an example of what people can expect from this tour, which will be ... more info

Chorus.fm — Head here (http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/t-exclusive-music-video-laura-marling/) to watch *Laura Marling* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/lauramarling) perform "Don't Ask Me Why" in session for T Magazine/NY Times. more info

Guardian Music — The absence of Lady Gaga at this year's Brits accidentally opened the door to Mumford & Sons and an Ed Sheeran-fronted new wave of beige popAll pop scenes have their defining moments. Britpop's was the Blur v Oasis chart battle; with punk it was the ... more info