Guardian Music — Troxy, LondonIt's their first London show, and Monsters of Folk have found their spiritual home at the Troxy. "A temple of the roaring 20s painted in the colours of the roaring 80s," says Jim James, looking around appreciatively. "A collision of exce... more info

Guardian Music — (Acony)Nashville guitarist David Rawlings could be accused of hiding his talent behind a bushel, though it's not a bad bushel to hide under: he is Gillian Welch's writing partner, and has lent his distinctively wiry, chromatic guitar lines to albums ... more info

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Allmusic Blog — Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois is the best album of the 2000s, according to a recent list issued by Paste Magazine. Bright Eyes, Radiohead, Kid A, Arcade Fire, and Wilco also occupy the top five. [PasteMagazine.com] Chris Brown has unveiled the futuristi... more info

Rollo & Grady — 1. Sufjan Stevens: Illinois 2. Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 3. Arcade Fire: Funeral 4. Radiohead: Kid A 5. Bright Eyes: I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning 6. The White Stripes: Elephant 7. Gillian Welch: Time (the Revelator) 8. OutKast: Stanko... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Capgun Coup, aside from an eccentric method of social revolution, are an interesting fuzz-rock outfit from Omaha, Nebraska. The Great Plains may not be known for producing a plethora of notable artists in high yields like Seattle or Brooklyn often d... more info

All About Jazz — The winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, alto saxophonist Jon Irabagon has played with such musical luminaries as Billy Joel, Wynton Marsalis, Bright Eyes, Frank Wess, and Lou Reed. Oct 30, 2009 Terrace Gallery $15.00 ... more info

Guardian Music — You would have a hard time positioning the late Stephen Gately as a musical pioneer, at least based on the records he made: with the best will in the world, it seems unlikely that the treacly oeuvre of Boyzone or indeed his version of the Watership D... more info

Guardian Music — The best bits of the 33-year-old Boyzone singer's career, who has died while on holiday in SpainHe was the voice of Boyzone's best ballad, No Matter What, one of the first modern popstars to come out before he was outed, and an enthusiastic live perf... more info

Rolling Stone — By now, we’re hoping you’ve heard the debut album from the supergroup Monsters of Folk, because the LP, which earned a four-star review in the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone, has been in nonstop rotation in our office. The band #&8212; which fea... more info