Guardian Music — Last week was all about being caught in the sniper's crosshairs. This time we want songs that feature a set up and a punchlineIt's OK, you can put the gun down now. Unscrew the telescopic sight. Put your garrotte wire back with the cheese. Last week'... more info

Guardian Music — America dominates this week's list, but there's room for the rest of the world to mourn the untimely deaths of heroes everywhereWhile staying in an Edinburgh B&B, I got talking to a fellow guest over breakfast. He was an Ivy League-educated executive... more info

Guardian Music — A love letter from a girlfriend holidaying in France in 1963 turned Richard Williams on to Salut les Copains, the radio station that taught him more about pop than anything at homeIt's the summer of 1963, and letters are exchanged with a girl who is ... more info

All About Jazz — An Afrobeatnik by the Riverside: Spain's Gecko Turner Gets Funky on the Soulful Gone Down South In Gecko Turner's world, m: Bob Dylan smokes up with Motown's legendary m: Funk Brothers. Marvin Gaye and m: D'Angelo jam with Jorge Ben. A Cuban pulse, ... more info

Popdose — The story of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell is one that ends tragically, but begins in glory. Together they stormed the charts in 1967 with a series of indelible soul pop classics that retain an honored place in popular culture to this day, and are am... more info

Totally Fuzzy — kindsaluv said... new post JOHN CALE - Score for the movie American Psycho http://kindsaluv.blogspot.com thank you strahinja said... BOBBIE GENTRY – Ode To Bobbie Gentry CRUSADERS – Street Life HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS – Greatest Hits ACDC – Hi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Buns O'Plenty said... Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) - Soweto (1975) http://bunsoplenty.wordpress.com strahinja said... THE GERMS – (GI) STEVE WINWOOD – Keep On Running SISTER SLAGDE – We Are Family COLON WILLIE & RUBEN BLADES – Siembra MAR... more info

Totally Fuzzy — olegelagin said... Al Stewart - 1969 - Love Chronicles Savoy Brown ~ 1998 ~ Live At Record Plant Sam Gopal ~ 1969 ~ Escalator Sagittarius ~ 1968 ~ Present Tense Saga De Ragnar Lodbrock ~ 1979 ~ Saga De Ragnar Lodbrock http://oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com ... more info

Guardian Music — US singer-songwriter whose greatest hit – much recorded by others – was SunnyThe summer of 1966 was full of new songs that seemed to radiate sunshine – among them Manfred Mann's Pretty Flamingo, the Lovin' Spoonful's Summer in the City, the Bea... more info

Totally Fuzzy — -nits- said... tony toni tone-sons of soul (1993) keeping it in the family, tony toni tone created a string of hits with this album but it was 1 of their last albums as a group before dwayne wiggins and raphael saadiq went the solo route. india.arie-... more info