Guardian Music — We are all familiar with the idea of the small-town blues, of the contempt bred by familiarity, the despair of flagging industry, the sheer weight of belongingWhen we were growing up, my brother and I were obsessed with a compilation album called The... more info

Guardian Music — White House band switches from Hail to the Chief to Bruce Springsteen classic in reference to conspiracy theoryIt was the moment everyone had been waiting for. The president of the United States was about to take the stage and the Marine Band, laid o... more info

Guardian Music — (Mute)Best known for Lift to Experience's 2001 cult classic The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads – which, just before 9/11, prophesied the end of the world – Josh T Pearson has spent the following decade losing his faith and his mind in Tehuacana, Texa... more info

Guardian Music — This Glasgow band have won plaudits from respected names including Guy Garvey and Fyfe Dangerfield. And Fearne CottonHometown: Glasgow.The lineup: Louis Abbot, Sarah Hayes, Kevin Brolly, Philip Hague, Joseph Rattray, Tom Stearn.The background: There ... more info

Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonPopÓlöf Arnalds Vortex, London ∂∂∂∂∂Ólöf Arnalds has been knocking around the Icelandic music scene for close to a decade, collaborating with Reykjavik scenesters such as Sigur Rós and working as a touring member of Múm.... more info

Guardian Music — Musicians don't have to open up their lives or invite someone on to the tour bus to give someone that joy, that feeling of being part of something biggerYou maybe don't remember the June Brides, despite them being Dave Eggers's favourite group. Way b... more info

Song, by Toad — This is the video for a new version of Dorothy by Emit Bloch, which first made an appearance on these pages on this podcast back in April last year. Bloch’s album Dictaphones Vol. 1 was, if I remember, actually recorded as a series of demos.  The ... more info

Guardian Music — Nearly 69 years' worth of episodes are now available online. So what themes run through the selections?We don't know where it is or what the weather is like. And we don't know how the celebrity in question ended up being the only person shipwrecked t... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Video of the DayArtist: Cut Copy Video: 'Need You Now' Highlight: "In this song, I was fixated on doing something we hadn't tried before -- making a tune with a real dynamic which starts small and really builds to a big crescendo like Bo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Psychedelic-Rocknroll said... "Forever Changes" - Arthur Lee and the Book of Love By John Einarson 336 pages. Published by Jawbone Press Published 2010... http://psychedelic-rocknroll.blogspot.com Tabayo Yatukishi said... WEIRDWARD HO ! Retro-futuri... more info