Undercover, Australia — A selection of music identities will contribute to the ‘Festival’ issue of Five Dials online literary magazine. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ice said... Nicola Porpora: Orlando R. Expert, O. Pitarch, B. Haas, J.B. Otero / Real Compania Opera de Camara - 2005 www.classiclibrary Nicola Porpora (1686-1768) Orlando ou le Delire d'apres L'Angelica Componimento Drammatico in Due Parti Librett... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — "Dark Night of the Soul" arrived almost as a myth. A 13-track collaboration with a rotating cast of singers, including Black Francis and Iggy Pop, the album turned gloom and mystery into the enchanting — a soundtrack, perhaps, for a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — strahinja said... TOM COCHRANE – Mad Mad World TELEVISION – Marquee Monn MICK FLEETWOOD – The Visitor IGGY POP – The Idiot JENNIFER RUSH – The Power Of Love DENNIS WILSON – Pacific Ocean Blue THE SPECIALS – The Singles Collection JOHN M... more info

Guardian Music — (EMI)Some of the many musicians who will have mourned the passing of Mark Linkous, the American multi-instrumentalist, aka Sparklehorse, who killed himself earlier this year, are collected on this record. It's a wonderful rollcall of names, Iggy Pop,... more info

Detroit Free Press — There's been no public screening in Michigan yet of "Art House," but coproducer Eddie Rubin hopes to change that soon. The Farmington Hills resident says the comedy, which had its world premiere at the Nashville Film Festival in April and is due... more info

Guardian Music — To see Damon Albarn with his band Gorillaz onstage at Glastonbury on Friday was to be reminded of the heyday of BowieDuring the 1970s, David Bowie embarked on a dizzying journey through pop. Over the course of the decade, working with an ever-changin... more info

Guardian Music — Ziggy Stardust wore nail varnish and platforms, and he changed Gary Kemp's life for ever. The Spandau Ballet guitarist recalls his love affair with glamThe first time I fell in love it was with a man. It happened one Thursday evening in the bedroom... more info

Totally Fuzzy — infinite fool said... At Infinite Foolishness: Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman & Jay Lane - 4/16/10, Wanee Music Festival, Live Oak, FL 7 Walkers - 4/17/10, Old Settler's Music Festival, Driftwood, TX http://infinitefool.blogspot.com Pinhead said... Red Re... more info

Spinner.com — Mudhoney followed its free Thursday night NXNE performance in the wide open space of Yonge-Dundas Square with a gig in the much more cramped confines of the Horseshoe Tavern early Saturday morning, and the intimacy helped create a more propulsive sho... more info