Guardian Music — The gay community really could use some sort of shared experience to bring us all together, you know, besides being gayThe other day when I tweeted my distaste for the latest Kylie Minogue single (a form of sacrilege in some circles) one of my follow... more info

Guardian Music — (Mercury)The song titles on Karima Francis's second album highlight the feeling of familiarity that runs through it: it is brave to invite comparison to those other Glory Days, Stays and Crazys by borrowing their names. While it would be ridiculous ... more info

Guardian Music — Joy Orbison, LondonPeter O'Grady, the DJ and producer with arguably the dance world's best pseudonym, is someone having the best of both worlds. He's reassuringly underground (he says his influences include GG Allin and Martin Hannett) and he hasn't ... more info

Guardian Music — Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall on bringing Cleopatra to Meltdown audiences What does Antony mean to you? How do you feel about playing Meltdown?I'd heard him on record but, live, I was blown away. It felt so familiar, so much a part of the collectiv... more info

Guardian Music — Versatile saxophonist popular on the jazz and avant-garde music scenesThe saxophonist Lol Coxhill, who has died aged 79, was one of the great characters of British music – generous, gifted and amiably eccentric. He had long been a stalwart of... more info

Prefix — At 22, with three albums, two Mercury Prize nominations, and a couple of paparazzi worthy relationships under her belt, Laura ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/features/bob-dylan-joni-mitchell-laura-marling-neil-young/laura-marli... more info

Guardian Music — 'Bleeding, sweating, crying, suffocating and being crushed – that's what art is made of'What got you started?I was born like this – loving music and wanting to express myself through it. This is just how they made me.What was your big breakthroug... more info

Guardian Music — Each week we invite a reader to share with us some of the songs they've been listening to recently. Today's selection features Fun, Foxes and Kyla La GrangeLauren Razavi is a politics student, part-time barista and a pretend writer. This playlist is ... more info

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Guardian Music — Twice a week we invite independent music writers and bloggers to tell us about what they do. Today: a site in the business of slaying sacred cows and praising musical geniusWho are you and what's your blog called?I am Charlotte Corday and my website ... more info