Guardian Music — Another grunge star has died young. Tim Jonze asks: is it the most lethal genre?The tragic end of Mike Starr, the Alice in Chains bassist who died on Tuesday after a heroin overdose, might look like just another rock death. But for fans of grunge it ... more info

Press Play — I've been listening to a lot of new music this week, some of which I hope to review very soon.  One such album is Hawk by Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan.  (Isobel is of Belle & Sebastian fame.)  So far this is one of the catchier albums I've hear... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Whitlo said... Happy New Year Fuzzy On Death Of Hippie we start with Subway a prog-rock duo from 1972 very rare Subway (1972) http://deathofhippie.blogspot.com Record Fiend said... I Turned Into a Helium Balloon (mind-blowing compilation chock full ... more info

Rollo & Grady — Here’s a badass B-side from legend Mark Lanegan. Mark Lanegan – Crawl Like A Dog (Creature With The Atom Brain) more info

Totally Fuzzy — Global Rock Team said... Neil Young - Harvest (1972) http://globalrockteam.blogspot.com VoodooSeb said... Jurgen Blackmore sur scene avec Deep Purple And More at : http://laplaneterock.blogspot.com G O D said... the next album in the continuing,y... more info

Guardian Music — Mega pop diva Rihanna will no doubt live up to the title of her tour, Loud (5-16 Oct, tour begins 02 Arena, SE10, livenation.co.uk) ...Mesmerising indiester Conor Oberst, aka Bright Eyes, plays a one-off UK date for his forthcoming new album The Peop... more info

Totally Fuzzy — FourSteps said... I hate Xmas. Maybe you don't. For the month of November, I'm going to unload all of my xmas crap onto you (in addition to some of the regular junk). According to the rules of big American retailers, the Christmas season now begins ... more info

Guardian Music — She's the cello-playing ex-Belle and Sebastian singer; he's the roadworn rock casualty. But as Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan tell Stevie Chick, they're more alike than you'd thinkIt's the contrasts between Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, clearly... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The weekend's top shows. Thursday Corinne Bailey Rae @ the Avalon. A Grammy darling after the bouncy coffeehouse soul single "Put Your Records On" introduced her to the world in 2006, Rae returned this year with a far deeper, complex... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming Bryan Ferry's new album, Olympia (out October 25th). Newsweek lists five reasons why actors write fiction. Singer-songwriter Isobel Campbell talks to Turn It Up about her frequent collaborations with Mark Lanegan. "The women are usua... more info