Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonVintage, a three-day event curated by the designer Wayne Hemingway, turned the Royal Festival Hall into a gaudy but unselfconscious celebration of 20th century popular culture. Every available space became either a retro re... more info

Totally Fuzzy — We ended last week with a FlashBack! by The Temptations, and the studio wizardry of Norman Whitfield, well, that's how we'll start the week too, again with one of Whitfield's masterpieces. Read more » more info

Totally Fuzzy — Samael is a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland. Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, they are an early 2nd Wave black ... more info

MVSW — Candyman ~ “Knockin Boots” Tone Loc on the intro, and Candyman on the prowl… This song was released back in 1990, and 21 years later it can still crush at weddings and middle school dances. Samples Rose Royce ~ “Ooh Boy“ Betty Wright ~ “T... more info

Guardian Music — This pair of bedroom turntablists make dream-disco that feels like a hazy assembly of chart hits heard last thing at nightHometown: Amsterdam.The lineup: Nick Weiss and Logan Takahashi.The background: Weiss and Takahashi are not Dutch, and they're pr... more info

Perez Hilton — The Backstreet Boys have just been announced as one of the headlining acts on the main stage at San Francisco Pride. Besides performing at SF Pride, the boys will also be performing a set of shows in nearby Warfield. Other acts on the main stage will... more info

MVSW — Here’s the Old School for this week: Candyman ~ “Knockin Boots” Back in 1990, this song was legit at the middle school dances. ~LA Style~ Samples: Betty Wright ~ “Tonight Is the Night“ Rose Royce ~ “Ooh Boy“ Lyrics: [Tone Loc] Atten... more info

JamBase — Words by: Jillian Horn | Images by: Carl Daniel Ryan Montbleau Band :: 12.20.08 :: Paradise Rock Club :: Boston, MA Ryan Montbleau Band :: 12.20 :: Boston Fresh off a successful solo gig opening for Martin Sexton, Ryan Montbleau reunited with hi... more info