It's a Bittersweet Symphony This Life anger

Shropshire Star: Guitar player from The Verve finds The Man is going to build 300 homes behind his house

Not such a Lucky Man after all

Spotter's Badge: Michelle

Designated busking anger

Surrey Comet: Musicians say designated performing spots are too close together

And the last person you want to wind up is a mad monk with a skeleton violin.

Spotter's Badge: Christina

Stolen instruments anger

Oxford Mail: Blues band have equipment stolen from van

On the plus side, they'll be able to write a song about it

Spotter's Badge: Richard

Noise rules anger

Edinburgh Evening News: Venues forced to cancel gigs over new noise regulations

That bass player is fuming. He's now so poor, he's got to live in that case.

Arts cuts anger

Bromley News Shopper: Battle to stop £300,000 cuts to local music services budget

I've a friend who feels strongly about their local council blindly hacking away at the arts. Help out by signing the petition and nudging them over the 10,000 signatures mark.

Spotter's Badge: Gita

Crime victim busker anger

Henley Standard: Scrote makes off with £12 from busker

Everybody's a critic these days

Too loud busker anger

Birmingham Mail: Busker moved on by music fan official for playing 'too loud'

Of course, there's more to this than the headline suggests

Sports centre ukulele anger

Southampton Daily Echo: Man writes protest song about sports field development plans

I've written a protest song, called "I hate the ukulele", a piece for The Sledgehammer and Fire Quartet
 
Spotter's Badge: Len

Brass band anger

Border Mail: Band accuses council over search for new home

It's trombone woman I fear the most

Spotter's Badge: Meredith

Swimming pool anger

Essex Echo: Dr Feelgood guitarist joins battle to save island pool

So, that makes him Dr FeelBAD about the whole issue, then.

Yeah, I'll shut up.

Spotter's Badge: @Satanspants

Tiny musician anger

Inner West Courier: Fury as council closes music venue

Where - we ask - will very, very, very small musicians gather now? In a box? SORT IT OUT.

Spotter's Badge: Gerry

Broken violin anger

Wimbledon Guardian: Busker's fiddle smashed in street brawl

Time to dust down the "Gratuitous sax and senseless violins" pun. Sorry.

Spotter's Badge: Rhys