Guardian Music — (Blackmaps)Is there something a little too perfect about Hiss Golden Messenger, an alias for singer-songwriter MC Taylor? On this EP, its title redolent of some backwoods utopia, he channels the country blues and old spirituals, but also something ... more info

Guardian Music — The producer of Tinie Tempah's Brit single of the year Pass Out explains why he's signed to the X Factor creator's SycoWhen Labrinth signed with Syco it raised a few eyebrows. Why would the producer and co-writer behind one of the most interesting br... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Benny said... Daily Downloads, Mar 17.11 Jan Akkerman: From The Basement Black Uhuru: Complete Anthem Sessions David Bowie: Heroes David Bowie: Lodger David Bowie: Low Benny Carter/Dizzy Gillespie: Carter, Gillespie, Inc. Jing Chi: 3D Count Basie –... more info

NME — Birthday set from 1997 also includes a spot from Robert Smith more info

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Guardian Music — The UK's reggae community recall their friend, the Cockney TranslatorBritain's reggae community burned their illusions a long time ago but right across the spectrum there is wave of shock at the way David Emmanuel, best known as Smiley Culture, died ... more info

ContactMusic — Trent Reznor aims to have David Bowie's "fearlessness in reinventing himself". The musician - best known for recording under the name Nine Inch Nails- said he was inspired by the 'Space Oddity' rocker to put the project on hiatus in 2009 and focus... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Cracked Actor, the BBC produced Bowie documentary focusing on the changeling’s time spent in LA post-Ziggy/pre-Station To Station, is a raw—at times unsettling—look into the artist’s life and career during the mid ’70s. A period often mytho... more info

Guardian Music — Two Bowie biographies shed new light on the career of pop's greatest chameleon, but the man himself remains elusiveIn 1971, David Bowie's bullish new manager, Tony Defries, walked into the office of RCA in New York for a meeting with the heads of a r... more info

Guardian Music — Images from the new book Any Day Now charting David Bowie's life from his birth in postwar London to his departure from the UK in 1974 more info