end of the road

One day, I imagine turning up at a festival and being confronted by a dedicated Wainwright/McGarrigle And Related Folk Families stage. There’ll be Rufus and Loudon and Kate & Anna. There’ll be Rufus’ good friend Teddy Thompson, and maybe his mum and dad and sister. There could, ideally, be Rufus’ other friend, Lorca Cohen, and her dad, the born-again road animal, Leonard.

Soul legend takes new album on the road

Two headliners for our fifth London live night

Latitude festival have announced the bill for the BBC Radio 4 Arena featuring a selection of the station's best shows, celebrity guests and live broadcasts from Henley Park.

Also Walter Becker and Wild Beasts in our releases round-up!

Shows to be broadcast live from Henham Park

22 Dreams tops charts in its first week

A FEW years ago, Elvis Costello declared an ongoing fondness for U2. By way of explanation, Costello outlined his admiration for U2’s ability to forge intimacy and emotional connection even in the Enormo-Domes and Mega-Bowls that constitute their tour schedules. At stadium level now, Costello observed, “everything else is bullshit, or a trip to the circus.”

The Oscar winning actor speaks in depth about his directorial debut

Also Emmylou Harris, My Morning Jacket and Fleet Foxes in our releases round-up!