Guardian Music — There's barely a British voice in the top 20 at the moment. Perhaps we should just submit to sounds from America and EuropeBritish music is under threat from its European and American rivals, so screams the Independent in an article headlined "The da... more info

NME - The Daily Download — The most magical festival in all the land has teamed up with production duo and festival DJs The Nextmen to create an hour-long mix featuring some of the biggest acts performing at this summer's Bestival and Camp Bestival festivals. The Cure, Blondie... more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best dance festivalsBeat-HerderWhen: 1-3 JulyWhere: Ribble Valley, LancashireWhat: Atmospheric and quirky annual event served up in lush pasture and woodland.Who: Leftfield, Simian Mobile Disco, Totally Enormo... more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best boutique festivalsAll Tomorrow's PartiesWhen: 2–4 DecemberWhere: Butlins, Minehead, SomersetWhat: Eclectic winter get-together, curated by Jeff Mangum of indie band Neutral Milk Hotel.Who: Fleet Foxes, Roby... more info

ContactMusic — Beverley Knight wants to sing on a dubstep track. The soul singer is a massive fan of crossover artist Katy B and while she wouldn't want to take her career in a dubstep direction, she would love to work with her or producers Magnetic Man on a... more info

Altsounds — Though dubstep's low frequency, dark wobble bass-drops and paranoia inducing half-time rhythms have long since found their way from U.K. garages to the airwaves of BBC Radio 1, only recently has the swaggering bastard child of 2-step and grime crept ... more info

NME — More bands to join Kasabian, Magnetic Man and The Cribs in Scotland more info

Guardian Music — O2 Academy, OxfordIt's not hard to guess that Katy B, for all her success in taking her personable version of UK funky into the Top 10, isn't yet at home as a headlining artist. On the opening night of her first major tour, in front of a crowd who ha... more info

DrownedInSound — This week's Spoti-Good-Friday playlist featuring EMA, They Might Be Giants, Metronomy, 2562, Magnetic Man, Bon Iver and a few more for good measure. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — In case you thought the mulchification of chart music could go no further, here comes this puree of modern popHometown: London.The lineup: Loick Essien (vocals).The background: Good to have it confirmed that we weren't imagining things last summer in... more info