Nialler9 — Enough Thunder is out next week. His cover of Joni Mitchell’s ‘A Case Of You’ is something else. more info

Pop Justice — One of the great things about listening to internet radio is that you get to hear different pop from all sorts of places. One of the not-so-great things is that they don't always tell you the name of the rather good song you've just heard. We were l... more info

Altsounds — Singer-songwriter *Mira Black* is more than happy to offer a take on her sonic signature: 'Imagine Massive attack fronted by Barbra Streisand, with Joni Mitchell writing the lyrics,' she says. 'Then take those three to Cirque Du Soleil.' Produ... more info

Altsounds — Two years ago, Robin Bacior stepped off a plane from Northern California into New York. Like countless nomadic musicians before her such as Joni Mitchell and Jolie Holland, she's letting her Golden State home and her New York backyard influence he... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — 'She's got a special way,' Herbie Hancock says of the singer-songwriter. He's on the 'Joni's Jazz' bill with Wayne Shorter, Kurt Elling and many others.An eclectic group will assemble onstage Wednesday night at the Hollywood Bowl to riff on the work... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonBy pulling together folk, jazz and blues into evocative, melodic albums, Pentangle were ahead of the curve in the late 1960s. An early "supergroup", they set the scene for more celebrated artists. Long before singer-songwri... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Personal Playlist: Joss Stone listens to a lot of Joni Mitchell's ‘Blue,’ and a little Birdy more info

Guardian Music — Founder member of the chart-topping 1970s band AmericaThe songwriting ability and vocal harmonies of the bassist Dan Peek, who has died aged 60, were an integral part of the success of the soft-rock band America. Between 1971 and 1977, the year he qu... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The group's music evokes the best of the classic canyon rock era of the 1960s and '70s. The band members even have a place in Laurel Canyon.It's a hot, bone-dry, blue-skied day in the hills above Los Angeles — the kind of crystalline morning one mi... more info

Guardian Music — True Grit directors are reportedly planning biopic of folk singer Dave Van RonkIn one of their characteristic 180-degree turns, the Coen brothers appear to be planning to follow up their successful western True Grit with a film about the New York cof... more info