The other music news stories of the day in brief...
- Blonde ambition: Blondie have announced two Irish gigs in support of their new album, Panic of Girls: Vicar St on June 22nd and Live at the Marquee, Cork on June 24th.
- World fest moves up This year’s 10th Festival of World Cultures in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin will take place from July 23rd-25th instead of in its usual August slot. Calypso Rose and Rokia Traoré are the first headliners to be announced. festivalof worldcultures.com
- A match made in... Arcade Fire and director Spike Jonze are rumoured to be collaborating on a short film together. The unnamed project is reportedly about “friends growing apart”.
- Red hot guitarist Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has been named as the best guitarist of the past 30 years in a BBC 6 music poll. Frusciante beat off competition from Slash and Johnny Marr.
