Why four

Paul McCartney says 'The whole thing is primed, ready to go'

The pair talk about the transformative powers of Transcendental Meditation

Up at six this morning, as usual, though the Radiohead album didn't arrive to download until, I think, about ten to seven. I played "In Rainbows" for the first time on the bus coming in to the office, and it was one of those records that seems dramatically suited to sitting in traffic on the A10, watching the commuters. Oh, the alienation!

Today: Free play dead in Salisbury, 1972

Uncut.co.uk has four exclusive streams from 'Strawberry Jam'

Four-film set from the East Midlands Scorsese

This week's new festival is, in the words of promoter Tom Baker (no, not that one), a "psychedelic Summer fete". So, we're promised welly golf, hog roasts, a jumble sale along side some Acid Folk in the shape of Vetiver and Bat For Lashes, plus a strong mix of cutting-edge names including Battles, the Aliens and Four Tet.

Carbon/Silicon also announce new London gig

Pure, quiet quality from the reunited Kiwi Beatles

The Go-Betweens – the inbetween years