Guardian Music — Jazz clarinettist with the Chris Barber band which had a huge 1959 hit with Petite FleurRevered by traditionalist fans the world over, the jazz clarinettist Monty Sunshine, who has died aged 82, achieved his greatest fame while a member of the 1950s... more info

All About Jazz — Portland, Oregon-based band Blue Cranes have a new record called Observatories that continues their exploration of a wide variety of musical styles. In this interview, two members of Blue Crane discuss the bands origin; its expansion from a quartet t... more info

Stereogum — Ukranian black metal crew Drudkh’s last album Microcosmos landed at number three on my 30 Best Metal Albums Of 2009. As I said then, “The smallest details are accounted for … deep weirdly seafaring bass sound (see ‘Distant Cries Of Cranes‘)... more info

All About Jazz — By Pico Although we don't really cover indie rock on our little corner of the blogzine world, I'm often intrigued by musicians who approach jazz from the indie angle. They don't swing and they usually don't try to dazzle with labored technique. Most... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Shoegaze a go-goAs one of the major players in the UK's original shoegaze scene, Cranes were one of the first rock bands to put the seaside town of Portsmouth on the musical map (it says here!). With parallels drawn with Cocteau Twins an... more info

Rollo & Grady — Broken Bells Recommended Shows – March 8th – March 14th Monday, March 8th The Delta Mirror / Alexandra Hope / Corridor / Sister Crayon @ Echo Stockholm Syndrome @ The Roxy Moonrats / Adanowsky / Soko @ Spaceland Thee Vicars / Night Beats / C... more info

The Music Fix — Capsule Review: Gothic-folk songstress returns from the crossroads with a deliciously creepy collection of songs.Gothic-folk singer-songwriter Sarah June's debut album In Black Robes can be a bit unsettling on the first listen. Her child-like voice, ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I don't think anyone else has ever come up with consistently better song titles than Gordon Macintyre.A primary school teacher by profession, Gordon Macintyre formed the band Ballboy in 1997, and they have gifted us 5 LPs (if you include a compilati... more info

Sky News — Three cranes have collapsed at a landmark construction site in New Delhi, a day after a bridge fell down at the same location and crushed several people to death. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Redtelephone66 said...FAUN (ex-Frumious Bandersnatch) "S/T" (1968 Lp)http://redtelephone66.blogspot.com::Viva:: said...# The Buzzcocks - Sports Centre, Bracknell, United Kingdom - 05/20/1978. Soundboard @320.# Emerson Lake & Powell - Glens Falls Civi... more info