Guardian Music — This summer’s Cool Britannia festival showed there is a huge appetite for re-formed 90s bands, including the Bluetones, Echobelly and Sleeper. Was the music really that good – or do people just want nostalgia during uncertain times?Back... more info

NME — Fifefest was due to be held on August 4 - but the event struggled to sell, with just 200 tickets being snapped up Toploader The Scottish festival Fifefest has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Set to hold its inaugural event on August 4 a... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectTom Jenkinson is the editor of Hey Man Check My Band, a blog showcasing "new, exciting and often underexposed musicians and acts, be that through typo r... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker Dan Hipgrave is hoping his ex-wife Gail Porters current rehab stint proves a success because he is convinced it will be the Scottish TV presenters last chance to get better Porter is spending three months in an intense... more info

Guardian Music — Childish GambinoAll The Shine (Universal Island)Childish Gambino sounds like something one might vanity-order at that hot new tapas pop-up – please Christ, let it be battered – but he's actually an American rapper who should be good with words. W... more info

The Music Fix — From Operastar to Bromsgrove. more info

ContactMusic — Toploader feel ready to return to the music industry as they are "more chilled out". The band hit megastardom in 1999 with their track 'Dancing in the Moonlight' but went on indefinite hiatus in 2003 after stardom got to them, although frontman Joe W... more info

ContactMusic — Paul Weller, Dave Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Coldplay and Mark Ronson are among the rockers auctioning off their guitar plectrums for charity. Hanson, Emmylou Harris, Depeche Mode, Weezer, Duran Duran and Toploader have also offered up their guitar picks ... more info

ContactMusic — Scottish TV presenter Gail Porter has been sectioned under Britain's Mental Health Act after cops were called to her home. The host, who was previously married to Toploader guitarist Dan Hipgrave, was reportedly discovered locked in the bathroom o... more info

The Telegraph — Toby Clements enjoys an ingenious satire set in a ghetto for terrorists more info