The Vinyl Villain — I'm digging deep into the cupboard this week and bringing out some very fine 45s that were released by singers or bands before they became better known.  First up, we go back to March 1986 and the second ever single released by The Housemartins, t... more info

Guardian Music — In 1971 Motown set up a Californian arm, Mowest. As a new compilation shows, it put out some terrific music, but it was a commercial disasterIf success was purely a question of aesthetics, then Mowest could have ruled the world. The label logo certai... more info

Guardian Music — May 1982: Number 10 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicOn 27 January 1984, music show The Tube visited the Haçienda. As part of the evening, Madonna was filmed lip-syncing Holiday with a couple of dancers. The clip still... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Track 1: Vocals by BT and Christian Burns Track 2: Background vocals by Christian Burns Track 3: Lead vocal by Jes. Background vocals by BT and Christian Burns Track 6: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns. End chorus sung by Kaia T... more info

Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonCharlie Hunter specialises in coupling an R&B rhythm-guitarist's choppy propulsiveness with jazz-improv melodic variations and a driving bassline – but all on his own. The Rhode Island-born guitarist has ingeniously redesigned his g... more info

Totally Fuzzy — alan f said... Hi OST - Natural Born Killers (1994) OST - When The Wind Blows (1986) Nikos Xidakis & Manolis Rasoulis - I Ekdikisi Tis Gyftias (1978) (Greek folk) all @320 thanks http://musictraveler.blogspot.com O Melonauta said... Kiran Ahluwalia ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — L'Homme Scalp said... LES TONTONS SCALPEURS are worried about the 'End Of The World' and are sincerely sorry for their friend in Japan - Last show covered last days obsessions (nuclear disaster, Japanese music, synth-made music, peacefull folk) - LIS... more info

Guardian Music — From castrati to Jeff Buckley, straining for the high notes to create a spine-tingling sound has long been part of musicWhat is it? It's the vocal register occupying the frequency range above the one a voice naturally speaks or sings in. Normally ass... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... Harry Nilsson THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE POINT! The Point! first aired on ABC TV, Feb 2, 1971 - 40 years ago. We're celebrating with a bunch of Point-related posts, including the original movie, which you can watch in full, narrated ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jeffen said... Greetings DAMNED fans, MRML has TWO grimly fiendish treats for you today. The first in RAT SCABIES short-lived solo project and the second is CAPTAIN SENSIBILE's similarly short-lived project: ** THE WHITE CATS - Peel Session (1979) **... more info