Guardian Music — Is fate taking a hand or is it all just Que Sera Sera? The luck v destiny debate in songWho, exactly, is in control here? Who has their hands on the levers? Is there a being – or a force – unseen that drives us onwards, be it upwards or downwards... more info

Guardian Music — Why can't Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney write great songs any more? Cornwall's radical Reverend Trelawney; The butter on those parsnipsWhy can't Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney write great songs any more? Dylan and McCartney would admit that their great... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Over at 30 Days Out we're having a sock hop of sorts ... we are spinning our favorite 45 rpm singles and you're invited! Today we pull out some of our favorite Beatles solo singles on Apple Records, then we lay on the bonus tracks ... more info

All About Jazz — The jazz-piano giant turned 70 earlier this year, and to celebrate the occasion, he's playing the Bowl with an expansive group of pals such as neo-soul lady India.Arie, Colombian rocker Juanes and jam-band husband and wife Derek Trucks and Susan Tede... more info

All About Jazz — from the Washington City Paper New jazz records that are adventurous, genre-hopping, and conversational By Geoffrey Himes Douglas has recorded a tribute album to Joni Mitchell and has worked with cello, accordion, and tabla. Keystone, his current ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — YoungMossTongue said... THE SISTERS OF MERCY - First And Last And Always fuzzy love... XXX http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com Mr. Jones said... It's so much fun, we're gonna keep doing it: 30 Days Out plops another stack of singles on the turntabl... more info

Guardian Music — This synth siren sounds like a weirder and more credible version of Enya, all ethereal vocals and meandering melodiesHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Cameron Mesirow (vocals, instruments).The background: Cameron Mesirow is signed to True Panther Sou... more info

Guardian Music — Four new songs prove that forthcoming single, Slow, isn't just a beautiful fluke for this soulful, Karen Carpenter-esque vocalistHometown: London.The lineup: Rumer (piano, vocals).The background: Rumer has been a rumour for a while now. We heard one ... more info

Guardian Music — In 1969, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso were exiled by their country's military dictatorship. Their years in London influenced Brazilian – and British – music for everIt's August 1970 and there are 600,000 people in a field in the Isle of Wight ... more info

XLR8R — On the phone from London, producer James Blake emits a calmness and an intense, focused passion for his craft that belies his 21 years of age. read more more info