Stereogum — Wild Nothing is 21-year-old Blacksburg, Virginia songwriter Jack Tatum (aka Jack And The Whale aka a member of Facepaint). Yeah, another one man band. But no, not just another one man band. Instead of doing the fuzzy lo-fi thing, Tatum wraps his elas... more info

Guardian Music — Half-handed Cloud – Animals Are Cut in Two(From Das Kleinicum)Sparkling, quaint indie in which Berkeley's John Ringhofer has his knives out for the likes of Damien Hirst ("The same thing that happened to the animals will have to happen to you"... more info

Streetkiss Music — Focus on Jennie Abrahamson today. When I first saw her, I was at the Sweedish Institut in Paris for Ane Brun's show. She was on stage as a chorus singer, and I've found her voice totally amazing... That's why during the after show I asked her ... more info

Guardian Music — From its humble origins as a glorified tape recorder to its current prominence in hip-hop production, this box of delights has transformed the language of popWhat is it? A sampler, in ultra-simplistic terms, is basically a glorified tape recorder. Us... more info

Guardian Music — From Bat for Lashes to Wild Beasts, pop's love affair with paganism has blossomed into a musical harvestThe day before his wedding my father asked me to sew an acorn on to the hem of his shirt. The shirt was red. The wedding was rainbow-coloured. The... more info

5 Acts — After three Lounge Act performances over the past three years on WOXY.com, Ra Ra Riot will now be taking over as guest DJs for the station. Tune in today at 4:30 pm ET to hear what they pick to play. I'm thinking there may be at least one Kate Bush ... more info

Streetkiss Music — Lumière sur La Féline pour ce 26ème Kool Kiss. Ce fut mon coup de coeur de la soirée de concerts acoustiques organisée dimanche dernier à L'International par le collectif Les Boutiques Sonores. Je suis donc parti à la renco... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, BirminghamFlorence and the Machine's musical ascent has been remarkably precipitous. Virtually unknown a year ago, they have since secured the Critics' Choice Brit award, narrowly missed out on the Mercury music prize and seen their debut al... more info

Here Comes The Flood — On his aptly EP Covers L.A. songwriter Greg Laswell tackles Echo & The Bunnymen, Morphine, Mazzy Star, Kristin Hersh and Kate Bush. His version of Killing Moon follows the beaten track, with a Mexican flavored trumpet solo to spice things up a lit... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Ok folks.....you're going to get short-changed this week.I've endeavoured to bring you all the singles plus all the b-sides that Morrissey has released as a solo artist over the years. But, there's a couple missing from a single released in February... more info