Totally Fuzzy — Sir Charlie Palmer said... I’ve Never Found a Girl – Eddie Floyd Live At Hurrah’s NYC January 1980 – The Specials 1 - Tim Hardin http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com Record Fiend said... Lonnie Mack - The Hills of Indiana (forgotten rural r... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Although I have a vinyl copy of the LP Knife which was released by Aztec Camera in 1984, its one that I've never converted to mp3, partly because I'm not all that fond of it and partly because it has a scratch on one side of it that causes the track... more info

The Music Fix — Classic Hammersmith Odeon performance gets a well deserved remastered reissue more info

Detroit Free Press — MARK KNOPFLER: Singer-songwriter-guitarist Mark Knopfler has been doing the walk of life solo since Dire Straits broke up in 1995, but he's hardly been a slacker. The artist has busied himself with roots rock and country projects, including an a... more info

411 Mania — Nearly evicted from her home... more info

All About Jazz — Pioneering DJ Charlie Gillett has died aged 68 after battling a long illness, it emerged today. Best known as the discoverer of rockers Dire Straits and as a champion of world music, the broadcaster died in a London hospital yesterday, his family ... more info

Gigwise — He was credited with discovering Dire Straits in 1976... more info

Guardian Music — Radio DJ, champion of world music and author of a major history of rock'n'rollFew people can have opened so many ears to such a variety of music over the last four decades as Charlie Gillett, the author and radio disc jockey, who has died aged 68 af... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — I don't like Abba. I've never liked them; not when I was a kid, nor when I was in my early 20's and they came in vogue amongst the alternative/indie/hipster set (ironically or not). I was at a party this past Christmas season, and when the guests sta... more info

8/1 — Who’s the most influential gay person in your life? Whether I knew it or not, or found out later, a lot of the music that I grew up on tended to be made by gay men. A lot of my heroes were and ... more info