31. Plain speaking from the Plain White T’s

The major fashion item at this weekend’s Festival may just turn out to be Plain White T’s.

32. News

33. Events

34. Pirate booty awaits at PlugnPlay fringe

Brilliant Reading band Pete and the Pirates will warm-up for their Reading Festival appearance with a date at PlugnPlay, part of the Reading fringe celebrations.

35. The next big thing...?

Reading band Grimaldi are heading to the big stage in London after reaching the national final of O’Neill’s unsigned music competition Undiscovered Live.

36. Liv Roche

Liv Roche is only 18, but she has already made a sizeable impact on the local music scene, she won a nationwide talent search in 2004 and most recently beat two signed bands to have her song 'Tension' played on BBC Radio Berkshire.

Listen to 'Tension' here, as well as an extensive biography and two further tracks.

37. theCOLOURS

Saviours of the Real Ale and Jazz Festival 'theCOLOURS' have sent us two tracks - 'January' and 'Bad Light', which you can enjoy online now!

Come and see what all the fuss is about.

38. Peak performance

Manchester outfit Nine Black Alps visit The Fez Club on Sunday as part of a countrywide tour.

39. You’ll be happy with new release

Reading’s SixNationState release a brand new single, We Could Be Happy, next month.

40. Some Finn special

It wasn’t immediately clear that Bruce Willis was plugging a forthcoming Reading gig half-way through his press conference for Die Hard 4.0 last month.