Guardian Music — Jay-Z, Manchester & BirminghamFor all his beef with the band, artistically speaking, Jay-Z has quite a lot in common with Oasis. Like Oasis, he made his name with exciting, aspirational music. And like Oasis, when he achieved the regal status he crav... more info

Guardian Music — Folk legend Richard Thompson reflects on his line-up for Britain's most eclectic summer festival"It's a lovely thing," says Richard Thompson. "Who wouldn't relish an opportunity like this? It's an opportunity for me to show off some of my favourite a... more info

Guardian Music — Richard Thompson explains his choices as curator of this year's Meltdown festival and reveals the acts he's most looking forward to seeingAN EVENING OF POLITICAL SONGRoyal Festival Hall, 17 June I'm always interested in politics, I'm a bit of an anar... more info

Guardian Music — Richard Thompson is curating this year's Meltdown festival, which features acts such as Elvis Costello, Bettye Lavette and Islamic punk band the Kominas. His latest CD, 1000 Years of Popular Music, includes a range of covers of originals by a similar... more info

Guardian Music — No MastersFrom the Young Tradition through to the Unthanks, one of the great strengths of the English folk scene has been the tradition of close-harmony vocal work, and the trio of Barry Coope, Jim Boyes and Lester Simpson have been amongst the fines... more info

MTV.com News — M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend also among Austin City Limits headliners.By Gil Kaufman Muse Photo: Jo Hale/Getty Images A little something old, a little something new. That's the story at this year's Austin City Limits festival, w... more info

Guardian Music — We have five pairs of exclusive passes to give away, allowing entry into every single performanceThe Observer more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: RockNess Music FestivalWHEN: June 11-13WHERE: Dores, ScotlandWHO: The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Crystal Castles, Aphex Twin, Doves, Blondie, Soulwax, 2 Many DJ's, Booka Shade, Vitalic, Optimo WHAT: Edible Audio PicnicWHEN: June 7 - September ... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — Raihan to play the prestigious Meltdown 2010 festival, curated by Richard Thompson, in London. more info

I Like Music — Richard Thompson is the 17th director of Meltdown at The Southbank Centre. See line up! more info