Guardian Music — Creative artists are fifth in the top 10 professions with high rates of depressive illness. But does depression attract them to the job? Or does the job make them depressed?Health.com recently published a top 10 of professions with the highest rate ... more info

Guardian Music — From Elvis to Shakey, from Cliff Richard to Mark E Smith, every pop star worth their salt has sung a song of Santa at some point. But there is an art to the festive dittyWriting a Christmas song feels to me like having the opportunity to write a Bon... more info

Guardian Music — (RCA)Might R Kelly be growing gentlemanly in middle age? That's the suggestion of Love Letter, which repositions the priapic R&B eccentric as an old-fashioned soul man intent on bringing "love songs back to the radio": cue liberally applied horns, as... more info

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White Folks Get Crunk — PURPL PoP are back, this time with a remix to a classic we all know and most should love… Marvin Gaye – Lets Get it On (PURPL PoP Remix) m Grab the download over at the PURPL PoP blog. Simply sign up for their email list. Easy as pie. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Any Major Dude said... ANY MAJOR CHRISTMAS SOUL VOL. 1 1. The Flirtations – Christmas Time Is Here Again 2. Rotary Connection feat. Minnie Riperton – Christmas Love 3. The Emotions – What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas 4. The O’Jays – Christ... more info

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Totally Fuzzy — Zer0_II said... Sven Libaek - Boney (1972) Sven Libaek - Nickel Queen (1973) http://digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com Ishkabibliophile said... An Xmas mixtape A Christmas Duel Cyndi Lauper & The Hives Jingle Bells Johnny Paycheck Christmas (The Buzz Of D... more info

Guardian Music — This week there's nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide as we devote our podcast to the joys of Motown, commonly known as The Best Music Ever Written. Steve Levine, producer of the Beach Boys and Culture Club among others, is our guest and he demon... more info

Guardian Music — Public services are being laid to waste and benefits shorn, but popular culture's voice of dissent remains strangely silentFor those of us who still spend far too much time thinking about what used to be called popular culture, these are fretful time... more info