Guardian Music — Academy, BirminghamFlorence and the Machine's musical ascent has been remarkably precipitous. Virtually unknown a year ago, they have since secured the Critics' Choice Brit award, narrowly missed out on the Mercury music prize and seen their debut al... more info

Corporate Bloggin — Ce n'est que très rarement que, pris dans une tornade d'enthousiasme débordant, on se fait découvreur de talents cachés dont les blogs musicaux français les plus à l'affût n'ont pas encore parlés. De fait, on vous demande donc... more info

Soul Sides — Back when this came out, it gave me the idea to do some special, limited edition mix-CDs "for the fans" (i.e. you). And as it was, at the time, I already had two original mixes - both focused on cover songs - that I had recently spent some time putti... more info

JamBase — Camp Bestival brings back the Great British camping holiday From July 24- 26 2009 at Lulworth Castle in Dorset, U.K. Bon Iver Camp Bestival 2009 features an amazing musical lineup, including PJ Harvey, Will Young, Chic feat. Nile Rogers, Mercury ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Animal Collective- My Girls"What's that? You think they sound like wanky art students who spent too much time wearing tye-dye and over indulging in tuneless overrated nonsense?" You just don't get it man". This is the stock response you get when you ... more info

The Telegraph — Andrew Perry sees disco diva Candi Staton touch her audience's heart with this show at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire. more info

Guardian Music — This week's edition of Music Weekly features two female artists from opposite ends of the cultural spectrum. First up is Candi Staton, first lady of country soul and the voice behind numerous dancefloor fillers. Staton has just released her latest al... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Frisian said...On Frisian’s Other FavoritesSoul/Motown;Supremes - A' Go-Go [1966]Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go [1964]Pop-Rock;Juliane Werding - In Tiefer Trauer [1972] Juliane Werding - Ohne Angst [1984]Bobby & Laurie - Bobby & Laurie [1965... more info

Cross Rhythms — Candi Staton releases mainstream album 'Who's Hurting Now?' more info

Cross Rhythms — Candi Staton releases first ever praise and worship album more info