Rolling Stone — "The Blue album, there's hardly a dishonest note in the vocals," Joni Mitchell told Rolling Stone in 1979. "At that period of my life, I had no persona defenses. I felt like a cellophane wrapper on a pack of cigarettes. I felt like I had absolutely n... more info

Guardian Music — From Joni Mitchell, Steve Reich, Svetlanov and Mackerras to John McEnroe and the Mr Men – the pianist on the people in his musical life, past and presentWhat was the first ever record you bought?How embarrassing is this? I think it was the nov... more info

Guardian Music — Whether raunchy or religious, everything Purcell wrote had the same unstuffy grit. Ahead of her show at the London festival of baroque music, the folk star pays tribute to champion of the vernacularWhen I was nine or so, a nymph-like young woman with... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Richard Z. Kruspe (RAMMSTEIN, EMIGRATE) has contributed guest vocals to "Move It", the latest single from Tomoyasu Hotei, the Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer who is best known internationally for his "Kill Bill" theme "Battle Witho... more info

Uncut — Plus Uncut interview revealed! Plus Uncut interview revealed! The post Listen to Dexys cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” appeared first on Uncut. more info

Rolling Stone — On April 14th, Prince performed two intimate final concerts at Atlanta's Fox Theatre – days before his death at age 57. The shows, part of his "Piano & a Microphone" tour, spanned Prince's discography and incorporated a slew of covers (i... more info

Rolling Stone — Balancing old and new-school soul with Bruno Mars panache, this Danish singer's debut is a fine argument for pop optimism. His string-buoyed hit "7 Years" collapses Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game" into the Beatles' "When I'm Sixty-Four" for a life-... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — ‘This record is a total work conceived graphically, musically, lyrically and accidentally — as a whole. The whole unfolded like a mystery. It is not my intention to unravel that mystery for anyone, but rather to offer some additional clues.”  ... more info

Stereogum — The A.V. Club’s A.V. Undercover series has been commissioning Christmas covers throughout this holiday season, and the latest is also the greatest. Ashley Monroe, one of today’s finest country singers, took on Joni Mitchell’s timeless Blue ball... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jaco Pastorius, the late jazz bassist who was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981, a player on multiple Joni Mitchell albums and more, was given the documentary treatment this year with Jaco, which Metallica bassist Robert... more info