Guardian Music — 60,000 evacuated after main stage scaffolding collapses and concert tents shredded by 'mini-hurricane' in HasseltThe death toll has risen to five after a violent thunderstorm shredded canvas tents and brought down metal scaffolding at an open-air mu... more info

Guardian Music — Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium hit by storm. Five die when stage collapses and more than 70 are injured across siteFive people have been killed and more than 70 injured at a music festival after a stage collapsed during a heavy storm.The Chateau... more info

Guardian Music — 1 February 1994: Number 46 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicThough Green Day had long-established underground credentials, their decision to sign to Reprise opened the doors of middle America to punk rock. Their major la... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The latest additions... with short reviews... below... after you click Read more » All available for streaming in our SoundStream Player Cake – Showroom Of Compassion Cake is an interesting mixture of big band music and disillusionment, monot... more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best dance festivalsBeat-HerderWhen: 1-3 JulyWhere: Ribble Valley, LancashireWhat: Atmospheric and quirky annual event served up in lush pasture and woodland.Who: Leftfield, Simian Mobile Disco, Totally Enormo... more info

USA Today Music — A new wave of musicians' children is appearing onscreen this summer: more info

TMZ — Filed under: Shayne Lamas, Nik Richie, Baby Watch Shayne Lamas' unborn child is already acting like his/her mama -- because the baby-to-be hammed it up for the cameras ... during an ultrasound. Lamas is expecti... more info

NME — California punks give update on 9th studio album more info

Guardian Music — Yuck Get Away (Mercury) It's not immediately apparent what Yuck are attempting to flee from here, possibly My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Boris Yeltsin and Fido Dido leaning out of a battered Nissan Sunny, waving flaming copies of Melody Maker and... more info

Guardian Music — My Chemical Romance and Muse also headline, with the Cure and Primal Scream to perform at Bestival in SeptemberIt seems that, contrary to popular belief, nostalgia is every bit as good as it used to be, with Pulp, the Strokes and the Cure named as he... more info