Totally Fuzzy — ROCKTIME said... ROCKTIME – Podcast Edition – n. 05/10 1. CHUCK BERRY - Viva viva Rock 'n' Roll (1971) 2. SCREAMING JAY HAWKINS - I put a spell on you (1956) 3. JANIS JOPLIN - Mercedes Benz (1970) 4. DOORS - Break on through (1968) 5. D... more info

Altsounds — Having released his acclaimed album The Glass Bead Game’(Young God Records) last year, and currently on tour in the US, James Blackshaw has confirmed UK dates for May with an an appearance at the ATP Festival curated by Matt Groening (7th... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — At one point in our interview James Blackshaw casually stated, "I wouldn't call myself a great guitar player." He is modest and a gentleman and he probably believes to some extent that next to John Fahey or Robbie Basho or... more info

All About Jazz — THE NEW YORK GUITAR FESTIVAL ADDS ARTISTS TO LINEUP James Blackshaw The New York Guitar Festival announced two additional performances in its 2010 offerings, both at Le Poisson Rouge. January 26 welcomes an evening of exquisite finger-style gui... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — In addition to the upcoming Winter Jazzfest, New York is also hosting the Guitar Festival starting this weekend and continuing through February (January 8-February 4). You can see the full schedule here, but below are some highlights, including shows... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-21 Leuven, Belgium - Stuk Kunstencentrum 01-22 Utrecht, Netherlands - Theater Kikker 01-28 New York, New York - New York Guitar Festival 03-11 Pau, France - La Centrifuguese 05-07 Minehead, England - All Tomorrow's Parties05-10 London, England - T... more info

The Yellow Stereo — If there was a song to listen to while making the blazing heat of summer just a bit more bearable, it would certainly have to be this one from Highlife.  This is a project of White Magic guitarist Sleepy Doug Shaw, which I discovered via a GvB sum... more info

Q4Music — The dark and sublime sounding James Blackshaw is this week's pick more info

Altsounds — Tompkins Square has amassed a formidable catalog of acclaimed acoustic guitar recordings, from reissues of seminal works by Robbie Basho, Richard Crandell and Harry Taussig to contemporary masters James Blackshaw, Peter Walker and Brad Barr. The labe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Marissa Nadler - River of Dirt (MP3) With a new touring band, a refurbished banjo and some personal clarity ("I just cut this person out of my life who I've been writing about for four records," [Marissa] Nadler said),... more info