Singer/songwriter was 71

Coldplay, Emily Eavis also ask for people to help earthquake-stricken country

Can't pretend I pay too much attention to Animal Planet at the best of times, so many thanks to Mike for tipping me off about this fairly amazing clip.

One of his songs is getting covered in return

Emily Eavis uses twitter to confirm the band will make an appearance at the festival

But Bernard Butler won't be joining the band

Early days with this Bill Fay CD as yet, and I can’t help thinking that two or three listens is in no way enough to get an angle on, what, 43 songs spread across two CDs. “Still Some Light” consists of a bunch of full band demos from 1970-71, plus a home album (“Still Some Light” itself) recorded last year.

Language of revenge explored by Sexy Beast writers

Solid documentary of Blur’s history – in their own words

George Clooney excels in darkly funny romcom