Guardian Music — Who is she?Valentina Pappalardo, 26, an Italian-born singer songwriter who moved to Salisbury as a child and now lives in London. Raised on songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Carole King, she was inspired to learn the guitar and the dulcimer.So he... more info

Guardian Music — Captain's Rest, GlasgowThe UK is slowly figuring out what northern Europe has known for a while – that Copenhagen-born, Berlin-based classically trained pianist and singer Agnes Obel is a master of her craft with a bright future ahead of her. Obel'... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Heavily influenced by Burt Bacharach and blessed with effortless velvet-smooth vocals, Anglo-Pakistani singer/songwriter Rumer harks back to the early-‘70s easy listening sounds of Karen Carpenter and Carole King. Born in 1979 to British parents... more info

Altsounds — Alex Winston was given her first guitar when she was 7. When her Dad's advances to teach music to her older brother fell on deaf ears, she was gladly the runner up. Sitting in the basement for hours practicing chord progressions and listening to ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The documentary 'Troubadours' on KOCE talks to such '60s and '70s artists as Carole King and James Taylor about their time at West Hollywood's Troubadour."Troubadours: Carole King, James Taylor and the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter," a presentation o... more info

Altsounds — Alex Winston was given her first guitar when she was 7. When her Dad's advances to teach music to her older brother fell on deaf ears, she was gladly the runner up. Sitting in the basement for hours practicing chord progressions and listening to ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Singer-songwriters Carole King and James Taylor are the focus of Morgan Neville's film on Doug Weston's famed West Hollywood club.Watching the warmly nostalgic "Troubadours" is like going to a reunion of old friends. You're so happy to see them again... more info

Topix — If you were old enough to buy music in the seventies, there was one album that was very likely in your record collection: Carole King's Tapestry . more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Carole King and James Taylor are the focus of a new documentary that looks at their role in the singer-songwriter movement and the Troubadour club, where they got their start in the 1970s. more info

Guardian Music — Pop svengali behind hits for the Monkees and the ArchiesIt irked Don Kirshner, who has died of heart failure aged 76, that he was never inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "My body of work is as big as anyone's and nobody knows the half of ... more info