Guardian Music — Fibbers, YorkBolton's Cherry Ghost are a product of the same north-west drizzle as Elbow, Doves and I Am Kloot. Like their fellow northern souls, they play hard-bitten, anthemic northern melancholy. Cherry Ghost's twangy epics, however, have a slight... more info

I Like Music — The celebrated singer-songwriter will write music inspired by the award-winning single malt whiskey Glenfiddich more info

The Mirror — Richard Hawley has revealed he and Paul Weller once locked themselves in the loo to write songs. more info

The Mirror — Richard Hawley has revealed he and Paul Weller once locked themselves in the loo to write songs. more info

Guardian Music — Garage, LondonNick Cave is having organ trouble. "This song is supposed to go 'dan-nang-nang-nang, na'," seethes the suave insectoid singer, grappling furiously with a faulty keyboard. A key has broken off and "Honey Bee (Let's Fly to Mars)", from Gr... more info

ContactMusic — Richard Hawley is planning to write a whole album devoted to whisky. The guitarist and songwriter is to produce the album inspired by the art of whisky making at... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces the Mercury prize nominees and winners that make up his prizes and awards discussion panelAfter a couple of decades, there are a couple of hundred acts to choose from when it comes to assembling a panel to discuss what it was l... more info

Song, by Toad — Whenever anyone sings vaguely in the style of an old-fashioned crooner these days they tend to get compared to Richard Hawley.  I suppose that’s because there just aren’t that many people doing that kind of stuff, so I guess the comparisons aren... more info

Guardian Music — Henham Park, Southwold, SuffolkWith a capacity crowd this year of 35,000, Latitude might struggle to hold on to its reputation among British festivals as "the quiet, idyllic one". Despite a great line-up and lovely weather, the weekend was blighted b... more info

Guardian Music — Henham Park, SouthwoldLaura Marling was a genteel start to the festival, turning a field in Suffolk into Laurel Canyon circa 1970 with her softly strummed ballads-with-bite. Wild Beasts' exotic pop and Hayden Thorpe's mannered falsetto got a good rea... more info