Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectSimon's blog, 5:4 (5 against 4) focuses on new contemporary/avant-garde classical music. What was the first song you ever bought?Blue Monday – New Ord... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectPaul Sinclair is the founder and editor of SuperDeluxeEdition – a reissue and box set music blog.What was the first song you ever bought?Absolute Begi... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectRobin Seamer blogs at Breaking More Waves.What was the first song you ever bought?Puff the Magic Dragon – Peter, Paul & MaryThis song was adopted by t... more info

Guardian Music — Bramham Park, LeedsWhatever's going on in music, the Leeds festival always feels like a parallel universe. Unfashionable tattooed American pop-punk reliably clogs the main stage and fans look to make an exhibition of themselves for a weekend before r... more info

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ContactMusic — The Cures are liable to change their set list moments before they go on stage at Reading and Leeds festivals Band leader Robert Smith said with their line up changing to include former David Bowie collaborator Reeves Gabre... more info

Guardian Music — The blogger runs through the songs that mean the most to her in our Six Songs of Me projectMikala Taylor writes a blog at backstagerider.com.What was the first song you ever bought?Duran Duran – Planet Earth It's funny, I don't actually remember bu... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Long time followers of NYC dream pop quartet Her Vanished Grace a re in for a bit of surprise. The new album Star-Crossed kicks off with an angry bit of rock percussion introducing Car Crash, a loud and rather fast song that sidesteps their usual ... more info

Guardian Music — As the Cure gear up to headline Reading and Leeds festival, we return to 1993 with Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – and find Robert Smith deep in conversation with Spin magazineRobert Smith looks rem... more info

Guardian Music — Our guide to the event that has become a rite of passage for music fans riding an exam results highThe Reading and Leeds festival has become a fixture on the calendars of music fans across the land. Showcasing the best in contemporary music, here are... more info