Sir George Martin attends a gala concert in his honour

Join us as we countdown to the music and arts event of the Summer

I was writing a headline for a piece on Crystal Castles in the current issue of Uncut and, after reading the feature a few times, ended up with this: “Scars. Skulls. Disease. Videogame blips. From Canada!”

Once again, it’s worth listening to the estimable opinions of Guy Garvey from Elbow who, you’ll remember, previews the Latitude festival in the current issue of Uncut. “Blondie’s my going-out music,” says Guy. “I don’t go to clubs very much, but if I decide I’m going out I put on a bit of Blondie first. I know it’s hard to picture, but I can cut a rug if I need to. I put ‘Atomic’ on every time.”

Midnight Juggernauts and Kid Harpoon added to bill

The concert film as political statement

Melodramatic return to the favelas of Rio

Sgt Pepper drum and Lennon lyrics sell at Christies

The band are hungry to get back in the studio

Followill boys say Glastonbury slot was key