Guardian Music — If you're heading to Reading and Leeds just for Pulp then you're missing out on what the festival does best – here's Kerrang! editor James McMahon with the weekend's top rock highlightsDeftonesRarely do the alt-metallers grace a music festival with... more info

Guardian Music — Cults, On tourWhile Phil Spector is detained in prison, his well-documented megalomania must be stoked by the knowledge that the tropes of his most famous musical productions are still enjoying a healthy lease of life. Cults – a New York duo compri... more info

ContactMusic — Samuel L. Jackson was horrified on a recent charity trip to Africa after discovering all the adults in one village had died of Aids. The Pulp Fiction star set up the Samuel L. Jackson Foundation to distribute funds to worthwhile causes, and he took a... more info

Stereogum — Øyafestivalen hosted a diverse array of local talent, American indie bands, and international stars (Kanye, Pulp, Aphex Twin) in Oslo, Norway last week. Among the visiting groups you’ll also recognize are Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Fleet Foxes,... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The Pulp man has made a compilation for a label that lost most of its stock in the PIAS warehouse fire... more info

NME — But there's no place for Michael Jackson, Madonna or Elvis Presley in top 100 more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Britpop heroes Pulp, who recently reunited, are playing a string of European festivals this month which continues their trend of only playing shows overseas, but rumors say they m may be playing some North American shows later this year.... more info

Guardian Music — Our anonymous columnist offers tips on playing festivals ... including what to do if you spot a girl covered in mayonnaiseIt's festival season. This weekend we played three different festivals in three days. Each one has its own identity, from boutiq... more info

NME — Hear Pulp man's contribution to Boys Noize and Erol Alkan's new single on NME.COM more info

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