Guardian Music — Guitarist behind the 'wacka wacka' sound on Isaac Hayes's Theme from ShaftThe film Shaft was notable for inaugurating the blaxploitation genre in Hollywood, winning an Oscar in 1972 for best original song. Composed by Isaac Hayes, Theme from Shaft â€... more info

Guardian Music — As Elizabeth Fraser announces she's joining the Meltdown lineup, we'd like to hear your thoughts on her former bandElizabeth Fraser, singer in much-loved 4AD band Cocteau Twins, this week announced she is to play two dates at the Royal Festival Hall ... more info

Guardian Music — Exclusive: Singer with 1980s band who has 'the voice of God' persuaded to play two dates at Royal Festival Hall She has not performed solo since the Cocteau Twins split in 1998, but Elizabeth Fraser, whose spectral voice was once described as "the v... more info

ContactMusic — British trip-hop star Tricky was left mortified by his disastrous collaboration with Beyonce at Glastonbury Festival last year 11 branding it the most embarrassing moment of his life The former Massive Attack star joined the singer onstage during her... more info

Guardian Music — Concorde 2, BrightonFor an artist yet to release an album, Paloma Stoecker's Wikipedia page contains a lot of information. There's the saga of her name change to Delilah, to avoid confusion with another female singer-songwriter, Paloma Faith. There's... more info

Guardian Music — Leftfield And Friends, LondonIt's easy to be cynical about benefit gigs, but War Child is a charity with a long track record of credible musical ventures stretching back to 1995, when the likes of Oasis, Massive Attack and Radiohead contributed to th... more info

Guardian Music — Seventeen years ago, Maxinquaye made Tricky an unlikely pop star, and made him angry and unhappy. Now, though, he and Martina Topley-Bird are ready to revisit itOn Easter Sunday 1996 Tricky left his flat on Kensington High Street to buy his usual wee... more info

411 Mania — A cover of George Gerschwin's "Summertime"... more info

Chorus.fm — Listen to a collaboration between 3D (*Massive Attack* (http://massiveattack.com)) and *Scarlett Johansson* (http://www.myspace.com/scarlettalbum) on the classic track "Summertime" here (http://soundcloud.com/euan-me/summertime-3d-vs-scarlett). more info

Guardian Music — Now in its seventh year, the Bristol Festival of Ideas – in association with the Observer – brings together economists, writers, scientists and campaigners to discuss the problems facing a globalised world, and propose radical solutionsAs a youn... more info