Guardian Music — The former Talking Head delights with a 'wildly ambitious' study of all matters musical, from Pythagoras to the MP3David Byrne was not like other boys. When he first heard Purple Haze, aged 14, the precocious future leader of Talking Heads informed h... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The comedian's satirical collection takes aim at clerical sex abuse, the BP oil spill and Rupert Murdoch and features the likes of Dr. John and Jane Lynch.You can't blame Harry Shearer for feeling a twinge of regret just before the release of his lat... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — At age 26, bandleader Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is the heir to a legacy of Crescent City musical royalty that includes Dr. John, the Marsalis family and the Neville Brothers. With a hip-shaking sound that mixes New Orleans jazz with funk, hi... more info

Guardian Music — Sage, GatesheadSummerTyne is a soulful celebration of American roots music and culture, and this year carried a distinct Cajun flavour in every sense. Cooking and music-making are inseparable on the bayou, as proven by a mouth-watering concert-cum-co... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — As part of Xfm Legends series to celebrate 20 years of Xfm Noel Gallagher will play Camden's Dingwalls next month…Speaking to Xfm's Gordon Smart backstage at Benicassim Festival in Spain the former Oasis guitarist admitted he's ad some great live e... more info

Guardian Music — Wu Legends, On tourEven the cover shoot for their debut album couldn't muster all nine members of the Wu-Tang Clan – an early indication of the band's ungovernable elements and the divergent paths its personnel were destined to follow. Now comes Wu... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - The 2012 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management will laissez les bons temps rouler on Friday, August 3, at 8:00 pm at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino with a... more info

Guardian Music — Carole Jahme talks to Marek Kukula, public astronomer at the Royal Observatory, and Rufus Norris, who directs the opera, about the life and legacy of Dr John DeeCarole Jahme more info

Guardian Music — As Damon Albarn's opera opens in London, Carole Jahme wonders why Dee has been written out of the history of scienceElizabethan England is enjoying a revival in the public imagination, with Shakespeare integral to the 2012 Cultural Olympiad and Damo... more info

Guardian Music — New Orleans jazz trumpeter and composer who became a pillar of the London music sceneLike his New Orleans compatriot Wynton Marsalis, the jazz trumpeter Abram Wilson, who has died of colon cancer aged 38, was an exponent of quicksilver technique, blu... more info