Guardian Music — Forget anonymous CDs and invisible MP3s, the format that gave birth to rock'n'roll is the real future – and the fan's ultimate festishThe seven-inch single will be 60 years old at the end of this month – and has somehow managed to escap... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — I’ve always thought that 50’s rock has the short end of the critical stick. It's simplicity and unpretentiousness is often confused for lack of depth But the range of rock, r&b, and pop that emerged in the second half of the decade is ... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook There's a dangling question mark over any artist who breaks from their main band to do a solo album. Hopefully, the music answers the question readily, announcing a vision some remove from their day job, but sometimes it takes lon... more info

New stylings please ... Beyonc Knowles is co-exec-producer and star of this biopic of legendary US recording company Chess Records, which started up in 50s Chicago and gave us giants like Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry. Adrien Brody plays Leonard Chess... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ice said...York Bowen : The Complete Works for Viola & Piano – Lawrence Power & Simon Crawford-Phillips - 2CDs.http://classiclibrary.blogspot.comMany Thanks Fuzzy Crew!Willard said...BOB DYLAN Live At Town Hall (1963)The incredible COMPLETE Li... more info

The Telegraph — Chess Records gave the world Bo Diddley Muddy Waters Chuck Berry and a host of other stars. A new film has brought the label's story vividly to life - even with Beyoncé as a strangely foxy Etta James. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Cousin-Mike said...Fairport Convention – Hey Day (BBC 68-69)Little Jimmy Dickens Presents The Country BoysEver Call Ready (Country Gospel 1985)Various Artists – Spivey’s Blues ParadeMorning Glory – Two Suns WorthSavoy Brow... more info

Totally Fuzzy — e. said...explosions in the sky - all of a sudden i miss everyone (2007)http://lado-e.blogspot.com11mp3 said...Hi folks,Stray - Saturday Morning Pictures 1971Zoot Money's Big Roll Band - Live At Klook's Creek 1966Enjoyhttp://www.raremp3.co.ukRadu sai... more info

Paste Magazine — Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. Fun Fact: A “howlie” (or “haole”) is a slang term for a tourist in Hawaii, not some sort of wolf creature. Why They're Worth Watching: Howlies have taken 1950s and ‘60s rock and turned it on its head, creating an ... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — Had he lived, Elvis Presley would be 74 years old today. He has long since passed into the realm of myth - a Rorschach test upon which people project their thoughts, opinions, desires, feelings, resentments and dismissals about almost any conceivabl... more info