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Readers' reviews: tributes to Bert Jansch, and can documentaries change the world?

4937 days ago
Guardian MusicThe best of your comments on the latest films and musicAfter the great guitarist Bert Jansch died last week, Pete Paphides penned a lengthy tribute for Film&Music – a tribute a great many of you appreciated (and which brought tears to the eyes of ... more info

The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition: 3-DVD, 2-CD sets 10/24

4941 days ago
Here Comes The Flood Highlights of the Bridge School Benefit Concerts will be released on October 24th on Reprise celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the event that was founded by Neil Young. Most of the tracks are previously unreleased. The Brian Wilson led all-star r... more info

Scottish singer-guitarist Bert Jansch dies at 67

4945 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissBert Jansch dies of cancer at 67. British folk guitarist Jansch influenced musicians from Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Donovan, Paul Simon to contemporary players such as Devendra Banhart. more info

Pentangle's Bert Jansch dies

4945 days ago
Guardian MusicPioneering folk guitarist dies following two-year battle with cancerBert Jansch, a leading figure in the British folk revival of the 60s and one of the most respected musicians of his generation, has died aged 67 following a long battle with cancer.A... more info

Ben Howard: Every Kingdom – review

4949 days ago
Guardian Music(Island)The success of Jack Johnson and (non-surfing but Cornwall-affiliated) Newton Faulkner has created an inviting niche for beach-bum strummers. Ben Howard, 24, is more earnest and a touch artier than most. His acoustic style recalls Faulkner but... more info

This week's new live music

4957 days ago
Guardian MusicGhostpoet, On tourSometimes funny, always verbally adept, Obaro Ejimiwe, AKA Ghostpoet, is about as close as you can get to a post-dubstep Arctic Monkeys. But crossover seems to be the last thing on his mind: with dark and occasionally oppressive mus... more info

New band of the day – No 1,111: Erin K and Tash

4958 days ago
Guardian MusicNice girls singing jaunty melodies? Don't you believe it – there's more to these two than meets the inattentive earHometown: Texas and Amsterdam.The lineup: Erin Kleh (vocals, guitar), Tash ter Braak (vocals, guitar), Paul Durbin (percussion), and ... more info

Beck Covers John Martyn

4979 days ago
StereogumThe beloved British folk-rock singer-songwriter John Martyn died back in 2009, and the new double-CD compilation Johnny Boy Would Love This features folks like Devendra Banhart, Vashti Bunyan, and Martyn collaborator Phil Collins paying Martyn tribut... more info

Beck, She & Him, Devendra Banhart help compile Louvin Brothers compilation album

4987 days ago
NMEWill Oldham, Mark Lanegan and Dolly Parton also pick songs for the album of country music classics more info

Robert Smith Covers John Martyn

5034 days ago
StereogumBritish folk-rock singer/songwriter/acclaimed Echoplex-toting guitarist John Martyn passed away a couple years ago as the result of double pneumonia. A 30-song tribute called Johnny Boy Would Love This will be released this August to commemorate his ... more info

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