Stereogum — Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera served as musical director for this year’s La Notte della Taranta folk festival in Salento, Italy. Manzanera also performed at the event as part of an international supergroup with Paul Simonon of the Clash, Nige... more info

Guardian Music — Following our history of Italian pop, our journey through the sounds of Europe continues as journalist Matteo Bordone introduces the acts making waves in his countryPerhaps more than any other language, Italian lends itself to melody. Our words are f... more info

Guardian Music — Ligabue/Adani/Dominguez/Oncina/Evans/Bruscantini/RPO/Gui (Glyndebourne, 2CDs)Glyndebourne's archive label Falstaff dates from 1960. Conducted, quite wonderfully, by the underrated Vittorio Gui, it stars Geraint Evans, dark-voiced and riotously lustfu... more info

Totally Fuzzy — ROCKTIME said... ROCKTIME - Podcast Edition n. 02/11 THIS IS OUR MUSICAL PODCAST ... 60 YEARS OF R'N'R IN 60 MINUTES ! 1. CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS - Do you wanna dance (1962) 2. ETTA JAMES - I'd rather go blind (1968) 3. HOWLIN' WOLF - Smokestack ... more info