Guardian Music — He's going to bestride the world like a pop colossus! Kids everywhere will whistle his tunes! No, and no – this is what happens when arty types raise an eyebrow and 'go pop'Reading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: London.The lineup: Rowdy Superstar ... more info

Destination Out — HAZRAT, THE SUFI Human Arts Ensemble Under the Sun Universal Justice : 1974 James Marshall, alto sax, flute; Lester Bowie, trumpet; Oliver Lake, tenor sax, alto sax, flute; Marty Ehrlich, alto sax, flute; Victor Reef, trombone; J.D. Parran, bass clar... more info

Prefix — Yoko Ono--who turns 80 next year--has the  curating Southbank Centre's Meltdown Festival 2013. Past curators include David Bowie, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/yoko-ono-will-curate-londons-2013-meltdown-festiva/71731/ more info

Guardian Music — Tokyo-born musician and activist 'deeply honoured' to organise 10-day Meltdown arts festival at Southbank centreYoko Ono has been named the next curator of the Meltdown festival at the Southbank centre in London. The musician, artist, author and acti... more info

Guardian Music — Tokyo-born musician and activist 'deeply honoured' to organise 10-day Meltdown arts festival at Southbank centreYoko Ono has been named the next curator of the Meltdown festival at the Southbank centre in London. The musician, artist, author and acti... more info

Guardian Music — Foo Fighters frontman returns to Queens' drum stool a decade after playing on Songs for the DeafDave Grohl's campaign to supplant James Brown as the hardest working man in showbusiness has stepped up a gear with the news that he is to join Queens of ... more info

Popdose — Alexandra Starlight is so outlandishly beautiful, she could easily stand there, look pretty and become an international superstar. But when she struts onto the stage and unleashes that voice of hers, that’s when you know you’re in for something s... more info

411 Mania — From Bruce Springsteen and Ozzy Osbourne to Elvis Presley, Alice Cooper, David Bowie and more, the 411 staff ranks their top 5 solo rockers of all time! more info

betterPropoganda — Posted at 11:00am, 10/29/2012 Find everything that went up for the whole entire month of October. You can download the following mp3s individually OR listen to the whole batch in one playlist. Click on the artists at the right under Related Downlo... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — The second best day of the year for music fans is coming.  Black Friday 2012 aka Record Store Day Part Deux.  It's much smaller than the typical record store day but almost as exciting:  Acetate Velvet Underground, Rolling Stones EP, David Bowie P... more info