Guardian Music — Forty years ago, Miles Davis rewrote the jazz rulebook with his album Bitches Brew – but he never would have made it without the inspiration of the amazing Betty Mabry, as she now reveals in a rare interviewAs the incendiary year of 1968 dawned, Mi... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Approximately 35 years after their creative apogees, names like James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Barry White and Aretha Franklin exist as almost afterthoughts. Their legendary status is so secure as to be taken for granted. Their... more info

Guardian Music — Musicians don't often end up on FBI watch lists, but the Last Poets did, thanks to their links with the Black Panthers. Dorian Lynskey looks back at a time when pop and politics collided as never beforeOne day last December, Umar Bin Hassan of the La... more info

Guardian Music — What happened when Mark-Anthony Turnage brought R&B to the conservative hallows of the BBC Proms?It began with a bang: skirling woodwind and dissonant brass fury. Nothing that unusual for a BBC Proms world premiere. But then audience members at the R... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... DRIVE-IN MOVIES AT THE BOAT This week watch "Blacula" (1972) and grab some great music... * IKE TURNER Rhythm Rockin' Blues (1954-56) * UTOPIA Oblivion (1983) CD rip! * LONG JOHN BALDRY It Ain't Easy (1971) * JOHN HIATT Since His Peni... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jofel said... The Lovetones : Where The City Meets The Stars http://pulsatta.blogspot.com a r n e l said... Count Basie AFRS Jubilee 245 - V Disc, Count Basie & Jubilee Dinah Shore - V Disc, Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra - V Disc, Frank Sinatra (2CD) G... more info

Guardian Music — (World Circuit)Five years on from the overproduced, unfocused Lamp Fall, Cheikh Lô is back with an album that reconfirms his position as one of the finest, most soulful singers in west Africa. He may be based in Senegal, but his influences are not ... more info

Guardian Music — Inspired by sci-fi novels and Afro-futurists, Janelle Monáe is a cyber diva taking R&B into far-out places. Dorian Lynskey meets the most compelling new character in popOver the last four years, Prince, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Big Boi from Outkast ha... more info

Guardian Music — BBC Proms 2010: Sibelius's Second Symphony | E Numbers: An Edible Adventure | I Can't Stop Stealing | Hurricane Katrina: Caught On Camera | Southland | Coming UpBBC Proms 2010: Sibelius's Second Symphony7.30pm, BBC4David Robertson, the BBC Symphony O... more info

MTV.com News — 'I think the world is ready for artists who endeavor to push boundaries,' the 'All I Want Is You' singer says.By Jayson Rodriguez Miguel Photo: MTV News Upstart R&B singer Miguel is enjoying newfound success courtesy of his breakout single,... more info