Guardian Music — Everyone 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

Totally Fuzzy — DOUBLE 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

ContactMusic — A 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

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

Starpulse — Just 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

Stereogum — Judging 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

Totally Fuzzy — YoungMossTongue said... SKEPTICS - Ponds (re-up) WIRE - The Ideal Copy RAPIDSHARE - Total Wankers THE DRONES - Havilah SILVERFISH - Organ Fan KING CRIMSON - Larks' Tongues in Aspic GRAVEL - Break-A-Bone VARIOUS - Northwest Killers, Vol. 2: Shout! 196... more info

Guardian Music — Janelle Monáe Feat Big Boi Tightrope (Bad Boy/Atlantic) Hello! Best Song Of The Summer 2010! Like OutKast's Hey Ya!, this is a wonderful throwback to old Stax production and singers such as James Brown proteges Lyn Collins and Vicki Anderson. It's a... more info

Guardian Music — Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, LondonSober reflection demands acknow-ledgment of this show's flaws. It starts late, there are long gaps and the mood is broken when a faulty projector screen reveals a message asking the audience if they're sure they'd like to ... more info

ET Online — By Carolyn Richardson In seven days, 25-year-old Janelle Monae, a rock & soul princess, has risen from seeming obscurity to taking on The King of Pop's rumored favorite song "Smile" and Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" -- two colossal songs that helped ... more info