Guardian Music — Heaven, LondonIn the time it takes a volcanic ash cloud to abate, Crystal Castles have morphed from unsettling electro indie heroes into melodic, about-to-be massive pop stars.Due to play London back in April, Canadian duo Alice Glass and Ethan Kath ... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker P.J. HARVEY has signed on to design the summer 2010 issue of moviemaker FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA's Zoetrope All Story magazine.In a post to fans online, the Brit... more info

Pitchfork — Director Francis Ford Coppola publishes a quarterly magazine called Zoetrope: All-Story that features art, short fiction, and one-act plays. For the upcoming summer issue, PJ Harvey will act as the mag's guest designer, a post previously held by Tom ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Check out PJ Harvey’s performance of her new song “Let England Shake” in front of the UK’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown (via TV broadcast). It’s quirk, odd, and certainly different. Yet, I really liked it. Any song using a sample of Four Lad... more info

Pitchfork — Here's a weird scene for you: Polly Jean Harvey, bedecked in feathers and entirely solo, playing an autoharp and singing an intense new song, "Let England Shake", over a sample of the Four Lads' "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" on a Sunday morning BBC... more info

NME — She also gives her views on politics more info

Rollo & Grady — The Desert Sessions began in August 1997 at the Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree when Josh Homme brought together musicians from the bands Monster Magnet, Goatsnake, Kyuss (his own band, which had split in 1995), Soundgarden and PJ Harvey. The ranch ... more info

Guardian Music — The pop-soul singer-songwriter discusses her regard for Björk, black bohemians - and what Billie Holiday has in common with Kurt Cobain Born in Leeds, Corinne Bailey Rae began her career by learning the violin but she soon learned to love a wide v... more info

Guardian Music — Barfly, LondonWhat strikes you first is Laura Marling's newfound authority. The shy, fragile-looking teenager who, two years ago, seemed to be singing half to herself has been replaced by a woman in total command of her material – looking her ... more info

Guardian Music — Are there any angry women left in rock and pop? Joan Jett, riot grrrl figurehead Kathleen Hanna and others talk about where it went wrong – and right – for female musiciansJoan Jett is remembering a time long ago, before women were ruli... more info