Guardian Music — Swans, James Blackshaw, On tourMichael Gira is a musician who has spent his career discovering a gentler side no one had any reason to suspect in him. His first major group, Swans, specialised in a live show of legendary volume, only to evolve into a... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Owen finds the story of a missing guitarist fails to hit the right noteOn 1 February 1995, Richey Edwards, the rhythm guitarist and co-lyricist of the Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, walked out of a London hotel and disappeared. His car was f... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about surprise cameos. Sticking with the unexpected, this week we're looking for songs where the outcome of a situation is in doubt"Ladies and Gentlemen ... Mr Elton John!"I love that line, it's one of my all-time favourites. The su... more info

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All About Jazz — I hope I can space out my music better this week than last. I did a triple header Thursday night. I need a break. But of course there are always competing gigs! The Artists Quarter continues its recent spate of national artists with Philadelphia-bas... more info

All About Jazz — Singer/Songwriter's 9th CD, Featuring 9 Tracks Recorded with 9 Musicians, Will Be Released on MotA ma Music on November 9 "This is an album about freedom," says KJ Denhert, reflecting on her ninth release, aptly titled Album No.9, with nine songs, f... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Radio Free Wohlman said... Transmission 5510 C'mon - let's go space truckin'. Blast-off and tune-in to an astronautical mission through the solar system starting at the sun and working our way out - far out! Along the way we are powered by the sou... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — In an odd pairing, Christopher Mintz-Plasse has a cameo in the new Kid Cudi video. Cudi dresses himself up as Hendrix in his track for "Erase Me," while McLovin' gets to play a British rockstar who parties too hard. And then there's Kanye West in a g... more info

Topix — We're in the midst of a spate of notable dates in rock-and-roll history: the past three weeks brought the 40th anniversaries of the passing of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, both of whom died at 27, victims of the excesses of their time. more info

Totally Fuzzy — ROCKLAND said... Hi, Revieuw & News in spanish: McKENZIES MILL: "s/t" BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA: "It's gonna rock cause that's what I do" STEVE MARRIOTT: "Marriott" (1976) http://rockland70.blogspot.com Thanks Fuzzy!! zero said... - Tony Matterhorn ... more info