Guardian Music — To mark their Bestival appearance, Florence + the Machine have put on fancy dress and covered Talking Heads' Wild Wild LifeFlorence + the Machine have been announced as the Friday night headliners for Bestival, the festival curated by Rob da Bank and... more info

KEXP Seattle — Under African Skies Directed by Joe Berlinger (USA/South Africa 2012, 101 minutes) Festival Screenings: Sunday, May 20, 6:30 p.m. at the Egyptian Tuesday, May 22, 4:30 p.m. at SIFF Cinema Uptown At the core of this documentary about the recording of ... more info

KEXP Seattle — The Seattle International Film Festival’s Face The Music series is eagerly anticipated by music fans every year, and for extra flavor this season’s line-up has been curated by music maven/legendary DJ Marco Collins. SIFF runs from May 17 to June ... more info

The Newsroom — Singer-songwriter Paul Simon and cello player Yo-Yo Ma win Sweden's Polar Prize. more info

Starpulse — Music icon Paul Simon has been chosen to receive Sweden's prestigious Polar Music Prize. The singer will share the honor with cellist Yo-Yo Ma after they were selected by the Royal Swedish Academ... more info

ContactMusic — Music icon Paul Simon has been chosen to receive Swedens prestigious Polar Music Prize The U S singer will share the honour with cellist Yo-Yo Ma after they were selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Hailing Simons career a college spo... more info

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LargeHeartedBoy — PopMatters interviews Chris Thile of Punch Brothers. You were recently out on the road with Paul Simon, contributed a song to The Hunger Games soundtrack, and then the documentary will be released soon. Considering that trajectory of success, is it..... more info

Guardian Music — The London guitarist and singer talks about his debut single, his debt to Paul Simon and the guilty pleasure of Deacon BlueAs anyone with even a passing interest in the interplay between African music and western pop will know, Paul Simon's Graceland... more info

Guardian Music — Music news, reviews and discussion from the last seven daysIn the newsCourtney Love reunites classic Hole lineupLeonard Cohen's poetic thanks as former manager and lover is jailed for harassmentAxl Rose apologises to Cleveland over Hall of Fame snubT... more info