JamBase — By: Scott Caffrey Weezer is at its best when it goes on hiatus and has time to rebirth itself. After the platinum-but-undeserved success of Make Believe, Rivers Cuomo got rid of Alone: The Home Recordings - a cathartic shedding of some solid extr... more info

Said the Gramophone — Born Ruffians - "Red Yellow and Blue (White Williams Miix)" This is the soundtrack to the secret hidden Cloud Level you can get to on Red, Yellow and Blue, that steady and stalwart shortlist contender for album of the year. If you listen to the a... more info

JamBase — LOKI MUSIC FESTIVAL COMPLETES ROSTER WITH SURPRISE ADDITION OF CAKE FEST SET FOR OCTOBER 10-12 AT DEERFIELDS, NC Loki Music Festival will kick-start the Halloween spirit with an eclectic musical lineup of acclaimed national and regional acts, w... more info

Paste Magazine — Untangled samples make for mellow delights Ironically, it probably would’ve been too expensive for legendary jazz imprint Blue Note to license the hip-hop tracks that sampled from its catalog. Still, for 13-song collection Droppin’ Science,... more info

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Radio Exile — The Blue Album. It arrived in the mail on a sunny summers day back in 1994. I had ordered it through the music mail service BMG. At 13 years old, I had no idea who they were, but I liked the color of the cover. On the day it arrived, I grabbed my ra... more info

Idolator — Retail giant Wal-Mart have notified customers of their digital-music store that, come Oct. 9, they won't be able to play any files purchased before August 2007 and many of those purchased before February, thanks to those files being protected by the ... more info

All About Jazz — JFJO return to Europe in October. Touring in support of Lil Tae Rides Again (Hyena) the band will perform in the UK, Ireland, Scotland, Holland, Germany and Sweden over the course of the three week tour. The trip's highlights include performances at ... more info

The Newsroom — Australian star, Sophie Monk talks to Young Hollywood about her life in the limelight. more info

All About Jazz — Three Benny Green Licks Benny Green is a hard swinging and intense modern jazz pianist built from the hard bop mold. Influenced by Bud Powell, Phineas Newborn and Oscar Peterson, his solos are both technically challenging yet harmonically straightf... more info