Guardian Music — Simon Armitage, poet and singer-songwriter, on his memories of the festivalThe first festival I went to was Futurama in Leeds in 1980, in the dark, cavernous hangar of the Queen's Hall. I didn't fully appreciate it at the time but, looking back, the ... more info

Guardian Music — Revellers celebrate four decades of mud, sweat and beers amid blue skies and World Cup excitementFrom the booming bass from the main stage to the bursts of pop from the burger vans, music is everywhere at Glastonbury, a constant buzz that bleeds from... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper forced to pull out of this year's Glastonbury festival at the last minute due to family bereavementMos Def has cancelled his performance at this year's Glastobury festival at the 11th hour due to a death in the family. The rapper was due to cl... more info

MTV.com News — 'I am all over the place with my music,' the actor tells MTV News.By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Taylor Lautner Photo: MTV News When actors talk about getting into character or prepping for scenes, Lee Stasberg's famous "Me... more info

Guardian Music — Forecast suggests wellies will not be needed as football fans gathered at the Pyramid stage to watch England winThe usually sleepy Somerset village of Pilton was bracing itself tonight as tens of thousands of revellers gathered for the 40th Glastonbu... more info

Pitchfork — The new video for Interpol's "Lights" is an artsy creep fest in which a woman undergoes "pheromone harvesting"-- which seems sort of painful. Matthew Barney would be proud. The clip was directed by Charlie White, who was also responsible for the ban... more info

Guardian Music — SA2010 Match of the Day Live | K-Ville | Playhouse: Live | Justified | My Name is Earl | Lennon NakedSA2010 Match of the Day Live2.15pm, BBC1As half-expected, England made hard work of their opener against the USA, doing a fine job only of deflating ... more info

Guardian Music — Live Nation and Ticketmaster merger would position them as the biggest global player in live musicIt's been a good week for Live Nation, the live concert promoter seeking to merge with ticket sales giant Ticketmaster. On Monday, the US Justice Depart... more info

ContactMusic — U2 frontman BONO has praised the British government's inquiry into the Bloody Sunday shootings, insisting the newly-published report on the tragedy will help the victims'... more info

Guardian Music — Lead singer of U2 – the voice behind Sunday, Bloody Sunday – praises prime minister for his apologyIn recent years Bono has heaped praise on British prime ministers as Tony Blair and Gordon Brown led the way in funding the developing world.But t... more info