BBC 6 Music — The US legend gets London band The XX on board more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Ambience Affair: "Lost at the Start" [mp3] from Patterns EP other Ambience Affair posts at Largehearted Boy Dan Black: "Symphonies (featuring Kid Cudi)" [mp3] from [un] other Dan Black posts at Largehearted Boy E... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about losing your footing. This week we're after songs with something to hideGreetings to you all. Big week, this week – falling provoked a huge outpouring of ideas and, has, in turn, put me in front of a couple of people I'd... more info

All About Jazz — On the back of the booklet in Gil Scott-Herons Im New Here CD is a message. The message reads as follows: There is a proper procedure for taking advantage of any investment. Music, for example. Buying a CD is an investment. To get the maximum, you m... more info

Guardian Music — The troubled diva recently gave a car-crash concert in Australia. She should stop performing until she can deliver something worthy of her nameWhitney Houston has a problem. In fact, she seems to have a lot of problems. According to reports from Mond... more info

Addict Music — A triumphant return for a man who has been away for too long, and we should be grateful for it. more info

Popdose — On the back of the booklet in Gil Scott-Heron’s I’m New Here CD is a message. The message reads as follows: “There is a proper procedure for taking advantage of any investment. Music, for example. Buying a CD is an investment. To get the maximu... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEKAlphabeat Hole In My Heart (Polydor) Just a few short years ago, the planet positively teemed with attractive pop groups culturally uplifting the common man by making bedevilling, chart-bound music. Now there's only one of these beast... more info

Pitchfork - TV — An 11-minute behind-the-scenes featurette about the making of the iconoclast's new album, . Directors: Ian Forsyth and Jane Pollard. more info

Gigwise — Including two dates in London... more info