Guardian Music — The Sage, GatesheadBelle and Sebastian used to play so quietly that a rustling crisp packet could be louder than the band, perhaps because they wished to avoid the aural havoc that cranked-up rock PA systems could wreak on their painstaking creations... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Zer0_II said... Our month long shunning of Christmas continues on Digital Meltd0wn's Nightmare Before Christmas. Strange Ranger deliver's another amazing Italian horror soundtrack, and I have included "Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein" as a bonus. ** ... more info

Perez Hilton — Money, money, money! Anni-Frid Reuss, better known as Frida of ABBA, has lost a legal battle against a Swedish resort, in which the singer claimed she invested in the Yantorp Qigong facility by giving them a loan in the amount of $6.9 million. The ow... more info

ContactMusic — Former ABBA star ANNI-FRID REUSS has lost her legal battle to recover a multi-million dollar loan from a Swedish health resort.The singer, better known as Frida, filed... more info

Totally Fuzzy — VINYL OBSCURITY said... wild and whacky new wave from DOG POLICE - s/t (1986) just reviewed and sampled at http://vinylobscurity.blogspot.com Sakalli said... Lucifer's Friend - Banquet (1974) (@256) Therion - Theli (1996) (@256) http://www.sakalli.i... more info

Guardian Music — (Naive)With a repertoire that includes songs by Elvis Costello and Abba, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter isn't a stranger to non-operatic fare. Brad Mehldau is a classical pianist turned jazz star who maintains close connections with his roots, as... more info

ContactMusic — CHER had to turn down the chance to reteam with SILKWOOD co-star MERYL STREEP on the big screen - because she was too busy to sign on for ABBA movie musical MAMMA MIA!The... more info

Guardian Music — RNCM, ManchesterIn the late 1980s, the cult record label home to spiky guitar bands like Bauhaus and Pixies suddenly signed a choir of Bulgarian women in traditional national costume. 4AD boss Ivo Watts-Russell had become entranced by the former Bulg... more info

Guardian Music — Conductor Kirill Karabits is wasting his time if he's not taking music to its limits, he tells Suzy KleinWe're in a dark, backstage room at the English National Opera. Kirill Karabits fixes me with a characteristically deep stare and says, in his Ukr... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, ManchesterRobyn Carlsson is one of a rare breed who bridge the divide between pop fluff and cool electro. Her throbbing electronic music nods to mainstream pop and experimental synthesiser bands. At her best, she finds the missing link betwe... more info