Sleeve notes: this week in music

Sleeve notes Friday 13 Mar 2015 g Most read More » Marvin Gaye's family says Pharrell's Happy is another copy For now, singer’s children and ex-wife have no plans to bring a new case, but they are agreed on Happy’s resemblance to Gaye’s Ain’t That Peculiar  Gong founder Daevid Allen has died, aged 77 Legendary eccentric had announced he only had six months to live in February  Will Self: ‘Opera remains the preserve of the rich’ Brecht and Weill’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a satire on money and hedonism written in an age of crisis. So can it rouse a Royal Opera House audience to activism, asks Will Self, or will it be consumed like just another luxurious treat?

Editors' picks UK's Eurovision 2015 entry – we know we won't win so we haven't really bothered Electro Velvet’s Still in Love With You sounds like a nightmarish attempt to fuse Cotton Eye Joe, Doop by Doop and the collected works of Scatman John into a monstrous new form  Warpaint: prepare for combat Edgy, bolshy and notoriously prickly to interview, Warpaint like to live up to their name. Eve Barlow slips behind the attitude to talk feminism, politics and falling out with Beyoncé  ‘Who knew Kurt Cobain was that funny?’ For his new documentary, Cobain: Montage of Heck, Brett Morgen was given unrestricted access to the Nirvana frontman’s archives – and the final edit. Here he talks about the warm, playful side of Cobain the world is about to see Will.i.am: ‘3D printing will revolutionise society. In 20 years, you’ll be able to print a new kidney’ Inspired by the waste left behind after a Black Eyed Peas gig, the hip-hop star hopes his Ekocycle brand will take recyling to a new level

Today's top stories More » Daevid Allen: The original anti-establishment hippie remembered The founder of Gong and Soft Machine was a man who beat his own path, regardless of the bizarre directions in which he found himself travelling  Björk: ‘I couldn’t just write a disco song’ Björk’s new album Vulnicura documents the mess and pain of a breakup, but she’s not downhearted. She talks about the influence of British punk and why she hopes Iceland is heading for a revolution  Tough Love, Elicit, Jessie Ware: this week’s tracks rated and slated In the Guide single reviews, no one is safe, not even Disney star Nick Jonas  Courtney Barnett: ‘Every day I have some sort of breakdown’ Her long-awaited debut album is ready for release to an army of admirers, but that doesn’t mean the Australian singer-songwriter is feeling confident  Soko: 'I vomit all my feelings up' She scored a big European hit, then disappeared for years, only to return with a harrowing album with songs about self-mutilation. Now Soko’s back, with an album of sparkling pop from LA  On the blog More » Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells – The Most Important Place In The World: Exclusive album stream Have a listen to the second album from former Arab Strap man Moffat and Bill Wells – and let us know your thoughts  Readers recommend: songs about cooking | Peter Kimpton Baking cakes to steaming stews, barbecue grills to saucy snacks, suggest a musical menu of your tastiest songs with food preparation as inspiration, says Peter Kimpton  In praise of Fortuna Pop! The London-based label behind Darren Hayman, Joanna Gruesome and Evans the Death has nurtured a fanbase who trust it as a curator  SXSW 2015: the up-and-coming bands you need to see Our critics pick their favourite artists performing at this year’s festival, taking in everything from ‘hyperreal ultrapop’ and a Simpsons-quoting lo-fi act to classic soul and a grime newcomer  Protoje: 'I wanted to capture the history of Jamaican music' The son of Caribbean musical royalty, Protoje showcases the best of five decades of reggae on his new album, because ‘even when you’re a teacher, also be a student’  Watch and listen More » Why Broadcast's reissued back catalogue are the albums you should hear this week – video A set of reissues of Broadcast's albums shows just how remarkable their 'Alice through the testcard' sound was, says Alexis Petridis  British India: musicians shouldn’t feel entitled to a living – video The Melbourne indie rock band on how the music industry fails to pay its artists – and why they're untroubled by this  How similar are Blurred Lines and Got to Give it Up? – video Listen to the introduction to Blurred Lines, by Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams followed by the opening section of Marvin Gaye's Got to Give it Up  Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' Blurred Lines infringed Marvin Gaye copyright, court rules – video Marvin Gaye copyright infringement: Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams found liable for Blurred Lines - video  Tame Impala: listen to their new track Let It Happen Psychedelic rockers Tame Impala have released their first new music in three years, and at eight minutes Let It Happen is a humdinger of a track.  Further reading More » LPO/Manze review – they tore into Elgar’s green and pleasant surfaces to release the pent-up energy beneath Manze’s podium manner might resemble an irate scholar losing his rag over library fines, but the musical results were extraordinary  The Wild Man of the West Indies review – music of exquisite poignancy This rendering of Donizetti’s Caribbean-set work shows that the madness of love isn’t just the preserve of the young, writes Tim Ashley  Vessels review – warm, immersive electro Vessels have dropped the distortion and replaced it with polyrhythms and synthwork – and it really works, writes Ian Gittins

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