Beastie boys

Biggish news this week, with the arrival of Neil Young’s new album, “Fork In The Road”, Neil’s collaboration with Booker T and The Drive-By Truckers, and the second solo joint by ex-Trucker Jason Isbell, which makes me feel like I’ve been moving in ever decreasing circles for the past couple of days.

Old school, new style, Chicago duo's debut album reviewed

Ah, the elusive Black Lips; a band I once chased around London in a black cab, trying to catch them live as they moved from one secret venue to another. I never caught up with them, which is why I'll be holding a vigil at the Sunrise stage on Sunday until I get to see the madness for myself.

A tremendous amount of proofreading this afternoon, and we haven't had much time to go through new releases, or write proper blogs. So here are the 36 songs that have just been played on John Robinson's bulging iPod. One of those shuffle sessions that turn out to work rather well, I reckon...

90s slack hop opus, remastered and extended with remixes, B-sides and two unreleased tracks

Icelandic singer stirs up trouble at Shanghai show

John Mellencamp and Leonard Cohen also chosen for honour

The band's first live dates are revealed

'Exodus' - style crossover from world music superstar

Just got on site for my second year at Latitude. In some ways, not much has changed -- there's the familiar stroll down through the woods, passed the coloured sheep and over the lake -- but the crowd seems a lot younger this year.