Guardian Music — On our latest summer festival visit, we see fans setting up camp at Hop Farm Country Park in Kent to catch Prince, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Morrissey and moreMartin GodwinKen Macfarlane more info

The Telegraph — Prince, Patti Smith, Tinie Tempah and Alexa Chung at the quintessentially English festival in Tonbridge. more info

Guardian Music — Paddock Wood, Kent"This is real music," cried Prince midway through his scorching Sunday night set. "And these are real musicians." It's a regular claim from Prince – a man who says the internet is "over" and has backed away from the electronic exp... more info

Pop Candy — Happy Friday to everyone! It's a three-day weekend, which means some of you might be taking off early for exotic barbecuing, but I'll be around ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Civil Wars play a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music. The Guardian children's books podcast interviews illustrator Shaun Tan. On sale for $3.99 at Amazon MP3: the Rave On Buddy Holly compilation (featuring Patti Smith, My Morning Jacket, Modest... more info

Detroit Free Press — The timeless songs of a rock 'n' roll pioneer are covered in all sorts of imaginative ways throughout the collection “Rave On Buddy Holly” ( * * * out of four stars, Fantasy), with contributions from Paul McCartney, Patti Smith, Kid Roc... more info

Guardian Music — From an 80s party to robo-karate, this week's winners and losersSuper 80sAlong with BMXs, backpacks and the Walkman, JJ Abrams is reintroducing "mint" as a term of excellence in his 80s sci-fi Super 8. Barf, rad, bodacious and gnarly lined up for Sup... more info

Stereogum — Last night Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer Patti Smith became the last living New Yorker to appear in an episode of Law & Order. The Godmother Of Punk made a cameo in a Criminal Intent about an actor’s murder during Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark Icarus, ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Rave On Buddy Holly, a tribute to the rock 'n' roll pioneer, features Holly covers by Paul McCartney, The Black Keys, Patti Smith and many more. The album comes out June 28. Read more » more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon Patti Smith is to make her TV acting debut as a mythology professor on U. S. cop drama Law & Order Criminal Intent. The Because The Night singer will appear on Sunday night's (19Jun11) episode, which revolves around the death of an actor wh... more info