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Q takes its pick of the acts heading down to Somerset this weekend (26-28 Jun)

Q spoke to Faris Badwan backstage after his band's BST Hyde Park show on Saturday (20 Jun)

We've got footage of the former Jam man playing Saturns Patterns track Going My Way in Brighton

Listen to Q's interview with the actor at the band's BST Hyde Park on Saturday (20 Jun)

Q takes its pick of the acts heading down to Somerset this weekend (26-28 Jun)

Q takes its pick of the acts heading down to Somerset next weekend (26-28 Jun)

The sounds behind this week's headlines...

Ahead of more festival slots this week, here's the band captured onstage at the recent Dot To Dot event

The electro soul producer and soon to be pub landlord

Portland band of Decemberists, Guided By Voices and Jicks members set to release an album on Tim Burgess' label following actor Paddy Considine's recommendation. That right there is the indie matrix!

Singer-songwriter Louis Eliot guides us through some personal favourites playing his Cornish festival this summer (30 Jul - 2 Aug)

Ahead of his Hyde Park date tonight (18 Jun) with The Strokes, here's a new song from Mr Hansen

As he gears up to release a solo album, Vampire Weekend's bassist Chris introduces his new single for Q

Here's got a new album called Mercy out this week (15 Jun), plus the answers to our five questions

The chairman of the plus industry awards, lifts the lid on the ceremony that's been graced by Coldplay, Pink Floyd, David Bowie and many more

Here's the premiere of the Birmingham singer-songwriter's new song

Jamie Skey's suggested listening for the week ahead (15 Jun)

Here's an exclusive preview from the Saint Etienne singer's solo album, released today (15 Jan)

It's five year's to the day that Body Talk P1 was released

Listen to the sounds behind this week's headlines...

The singer-songwriter spoke to Q ahead of his unique gig at the London theatre last night (12 Jun)

Ahead of a new album on Monday (15 Jun), here's a new video from the trio let by Archivist's Rory Simmons

Alex Kapranos and Ron and Russel Mael speak as their joint album is released – hear our audio interview now

If you're not down for Somerset this Glastonbury weekend (26-28 Jun), Tuomas Kallio suggests his Slovenia event could be for you

Here's the pair's take on the garage rock standard ahead of their appearance at the Isle Of Wight Festival tonight (12 Jun)

Publishing his first book, memoir Jolly Lad, seemed a bold enough creative step for music journalist John Doran, that was until Nicky Wire and a host of musicians stepped in with a different idea... LP HUBRIS. Plus listen to an exclusive preview of his Manics collaboration

Ahead of a Classic Album Sundays talk next week (16 Jun) focusing on his band's acclaimed debut, the bassist recalls the record's making

Here's the premiere of the video for the band's brand new single, taken from forthcoming LP Little Victories

Ahead of a campaigning gig tomorrow (11 June), the singer-songwriter offers a personal critique of changing cityscapes

Q has the premiere of the trio's brand new video, created by the team behind La Blogotheque

Dan Monsell presents a few personal favourites from the event that will be taking over Hackney on 8 August

A limited number of tickets for the event that's previous staged Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, The Who and The Killers, will be available for £21 from 6pm (BST) tonight (9 Jun)

New remix of the Shire dwelling singer-songwriter

Jamie Skey's suggested listening for the week ahead (8 Jun)

Indie will o' the wisps rematerialize after 11 years with a new EP and live dates

The sounds – and videos – behind this week's music headlines...

A new song from the singer-songwriter who plays London's Field Day festival tonight (7 Jun)

Here's the new single from the band who headline their own festival, Brighton's Wildlife, tonight (6 Jun)

The xx man kicks off a weekend of gigs and festivals with a show in a church tonight (5 Jun), plus get our latest issue for more on new album In Colour

First fruits from the H20-inspired trio's forthcoming album

New single from the Liverpool singer-songwriter

Communion’s Maz Tappuni presents the bands playing the multi-venue event in W12 later this month (13 Jun)

Glaswegian arch popper not afraid to channel some of their hometown's finest awkward art glories

Title track, from the three-piece's new EP, out today (1 Jun)

This Barcelona event offered festival goers the chance to act like a "human shuffle" for the last few days (May 28-30) with a diverse bill. Here's 20 big tracks that came up

A fizzing taster from Mr Bailey's recently released debut album

The sounds behind this week's music headlines...

New single and video from the Liverpool band

Just tell us what Pharrell Williams is looking at... and the system could be yours

Primavera Sound gets under way in Barcelona this week (27-30 May), bringing a host of local and international artists together in Spain. To guide us through this year’s line-up head of the booking Fra Soler has made Q…