Albarn damon

Damon Albarn, being something of a native as he hails from nearby Colchester, closes tonight's set by The Good, The Bad & The Queen by displaying his intimate knowledge of the A12. It's perhaps not the most rock 'n' roll way to end a festival, but then The Good, The Bad & The Queen aren't necessarily going to play by the rules.

CSS, The Hold Steady and Damon Albarn all on today's bill at Suffolk event

Paul and Graham's long-awaited love-in gets a release date

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE QUEEN Not strictly the name of a band – they claim not to have one – but rather title of the debut LP by a supergroup of sorts, featuring Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, former Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Afro-beat drummer, Tony Allen.

The Glasto boss says the Uncut-sponsored festival has some terrific music

First major worldwide record company agrees to ditch Digital Rights Management

Full line-up details for the 'not just a music festival' bash here

Pete Towshend, Amy Winehouse and Damon Albarn all spotted in Austin, TX

Another guest blogger today, as I put my feet up, listen to an excellent Terry Riley reissue and hand over Wild Mercury Sound to April Long. Like Luke, who did my work for me yesterday, April spent last week at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. And like Luke, she completely let Uncut down by missing Psychedelic Horseshit. Oh well, here's her fine report:

The alt.rock supergroup will be the last band to play doomed venue