Melbourne’s instrumental post-rocker outlaws dust down old faithfuls

Richard Ashcroft and co are back in the studio nearly a decade after they split

ELVIS PERKINS This LA native – the son of the late actor, Anthony “Norman Bates” Perkins – may tap the same talent pools as many other contemporary troubadours (Dylan, Tom Waits, Loudon Wainwright III), but his voice rather suggests that of a 1930s blues crooner whose soul is scarred by terrible loss.

No more quotes from Yeats landed in the comments box today, sadly, but there is a pretty interesting discussion about Super Furry Animals over by the "Hey Venus" blog.

Tell us your tales of mud and woe and win Julien Temple collector's DVD

Special guest DMC joins Steven Tyler for Walk This Way

SOULSAVERS featuring MARK LANEGAN The Stoke production/remix duo of Rich Machin and Ian Glover will perform a rare but very welcome live set as Soulavers in the Uncut Arena at Latitude, aided and abetted by the marvellous Mark Lanegan.

THE MAGIC NUMBERS Whatever the weather at Latitude on Friday, the two hirsute sets of siblings that together are The Magic Numbers will be doing their cheerily exuberant bit to spread sunshine and smiles in the Obelisk Arena.

The brothers Reid take part in Jarvis' Meltdown

The singer plans 'surprise' appearance tomorrow