Guardian Music — People music somehow manages to express an entire decade in seven short minutes of syncopated grooving, sweet melody, angry stabs of funk and then glorious noise People Music was the first tune I properly listened to after my illness. Not the first t... more info

Guardian Music — (ECM)There's probably some arcane formula that proves the presence of trumpeter Enrico Rava, trombonist Gianlucca Petrella and young pianist Giovanni Guidi on the same session equals five stars. Petrella and Guidi made the fine We Don't Live Here Any... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Pearl Jam Twenty, Cameron Crowe's long awaited documentary about the band, is finally in stores today. The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition, which features live performances by Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, and others, Miles! The Defi... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Record Store Day comes twice a year. On Black Friday (11/25), hit your favorite indie store and get your hands on exclusive vinyl and what-not. Back-Wash Rhythm Band – The Golden Breed Soundtrack (Vinyl) Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee P... more info

Guardian Music — Real Estate, On tourTwenty-five years on from the arguable inception of jangling independent guitar rock as an aesthetic, Days, the second album by New Jersey's virtually unGoogleable band Real Estate, might serve as a silver jubilee commemoration. I... more info

Guardian Music — Controversial jazz composer and arranger best known for his work with Stan KentonIn the days when virtual wars were waged over the direction of jazz, the composer and arranger Pete Rugolo was stationed just behind the front line. Rugolo, who has die... more info

ContactMusic — Emmy-winning composer Pete Rugolo has died aged 95 The one-time jazz star who fronted his own group in the 1950s was renowned as one of the finest arrangers in the business and became jazz great Stan Kentons maestro He also signed Miles Davis t... more info

Guardian Music — Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek says the divisive dubstep star will work with the band as part of a new music documentaryThe "most hated man in dubstep" is helping to reopen the Doors. Skrillex will produce "the first new Doors track of the 21st centu... more info

Guardian Music — Skepta, On tourAn MC of long standing on the UK scene, Skepta is an artist who's been good for mainstream crossover pretty much from the get-go. From north London, and with collaborators ranging from the bright and breezy (Chipmunk; Tinchy Stryder) t... more info

Guardian Music — (Whirlwind)The American drummer Jeff Williams isn't a man in a hurry. Though he's been playing for four decades, he hasn't led a session of his own in 10 years, and has spent much of the last two developing the New York quartet on this album. It's be... more info