Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Violens Violent Sensation Descends (Static Recital) I love weird things from the 60s and early 70s, and so I really like this. It sounds like a grunge Mamas & The Papas with a horror film soundtrack Farfisa organ plonked on top. The ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jimmark66 said... Episode #198 of Jim's Child Of The '60s Now Posted!!! It's another Friday, and once again, I have a brand new episode posted. If you've been in the mood for a break from the everyday 60s music radio, you'll enjoy this week's show. T... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about heralding the break of day. Now we'd like you to suggest songs that herald an artist's returnFor the first time in years I actually got all the way to last Sunday morning without realising the clocks had gone back. I was delig... more info

Guardian Music — Songs set at dawn – they'd be full of sun-dappled reawakenings and hope for a new day, right? Wrong – it's mostly just a load of drunk people who haven't been to bed yetWhen coming up with this week's theme, I had it in my head that a trawl throu... more info

Guardian Music — (Universal)This album of collaborations came about after Davies recorded a version of "'Til the End of the Day" with the late Alex Chilton of Big Star. There are some good covers here: Mumford & Sons are pleasantly rugged on "Days", which speeds up a... more info

Said the Gramophone — Big Deal - "13 (Big Star Cover)" When I received a cover of Big Star's "Thirteen" today, I thought, "oh, that's a nice one, plus we have a strong history of posting covers of 'Thirteen'." So I went into... more info

All About Jazz — Poetry and jazz is about one+one=one, the spoken word as instrument, its meaning become tone and tempo, another voice in the band. "Driving the Poem" takes its cue from Hettie Jones's first poetry collection, Drive, plus the complementary pulse of th... more info

Abeano — For the first time in a while, Manchester’s annual industry showcase In The City starts tonight, with a degree of excitement in the air. For the first time in maybe 5 years, there’s a few bands who seem to be on the verge of something. Below... more info

Abeano — Massive move naming your band Big Deal. London duo kc Underwood and Alice Costelloe have just done that and may just have the goods to back it up. Forthcoming single ‘Homework’ and it’s b-side below – a cover of Big Star’s ‘13’ are... more info

Totally Fuzzy — -nits- said... el debarge-heart, mind & soul (1994) per request from 1 of my readers, i'm adding el debarge's 'heart, mind & soul' from 1994. el is featured in the october issue of ebony magazine and he has quite a story to tell: prison, heavy drug u... more info