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How pigeons chased Kings of Leon off stage

5235 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Sex on Fire rockers ended a gig after pigeons defecated on their bassist - other acts have been attacked by sausages, swans and even CS gasDebate has long raged over what would be the concert most music lovers wish they had seen. Happily, we now ... more info

Clubs picks of the week

5238 days ago
Guardian MusicThat Amazing Camping Trip, ApplebyIt's heartwarming to have seen this annual summer camping trip grow in popularity due solely to word-of-mouth recommendation, much like the sporadic and nomadic Mancunian club night That Amazing Thing! which spawned ... more info

Paul Morley's Showing Off: Staff Benda Bilili

5239 days ago
Guardian MusicA band whose history defies convention and whose music defies easy categorisationPerhaps certain music from, say, deep inside Africa, sounds lost inside the vast lostness of a multitude of countries that lose themselves inside their own histories and... more info

Little Axe: from blues to hip-hop and back

5246 days ago
Guardian MusicHow Skip McDonald played on Grandmaster Flash's groundbreaking The Message before revolutionising his first musical love. By Dave SimpsonSkip McDonald was playing a gig in Portugal, billed as just him and guitar. A fair portion of the audience had se... more info

Pop's undersung heroes: artists with big influence but small reputation

5246 days ago
Guardian MusicEveryone knows the rock and pop canon – the Beatles and the Stones, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and so on. But what about the artists who changed the face of pop, but never pop on those lists of all-time greats?Here Film&Music writers pick 10 pop her... more info

the last batch of wednesday updates

5247 days ago
Totally FuzzyDOUBLE AVENUE said... Z'EV - Heads & Tales (1996) All compositions by Z'EV (Stefan Joel Weisser). Recorded by Wharton Tiers & Z'EV. Mixed by Glenn Branca, Wharton Tiers & Z'EV. Produced at Fun City 16/19 Aug. & 23/25 Aug. 1993. >>> Link320k HEADS com... more info

Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Hendrix Sued By Songwriter Pal

5249 days ago
ContactMusicA former friend of Jimi Hendrix is suing the late rocker's estate.Lonnie Youngblood, a saxophonist who has toured with artists including James Brown, has filed a... more info

Janelle Monáe: The ArchAndroid | CD review

5253 days ago
Guardian Music(Atlantic)Janelle Monáe is not like other pop stars. The ArchAndroid, her debut album, is an 18-track, 70-minute conceptual opus, split into two suites, each one separated by ludicrously extravagant Overtures. To say it's ambitious feels like damnin... more info

Lindsay Lohan, Nick Nolte, James Brown And More Of Our Favorite Celebrity Mugshots (Photos!)

5254 days ago
StarpulseJust in case you haven't heard the recent news (or are living under a rock) - everyone's favorite train wreck, Lindsay Lohan, is going to jail. Yesterday in a hearing in Los Angeles, Judge Marsha R... more info

Psychobuildings – “Terror Management”

5255 days ago
StereogumJudging from their MySpace page, Small Black-associated Brooklyn trio Psychobuildings are into James Brown, ESG, Suicide, and Fleetwood Mac. You’ll get some of that listening to “Terror Management.” Maybe some Was (Not Was), too. Speaking of fu... more info

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