Guardian Music — Deluxe reissues are decadent and kitsch, but speculative, fan-based releases could be the way forward for the record industryLast week, Rhino Records announced probably the largest rock box set ever. Sixty CDs, offering – those of a punky dispositi... more info

Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonSteve Lehman, the Brooklyn-born saxophonist and composer, is so good at setting aflame his carefully researched, academically driven music with the spontaneous clamours of the street that the 32-year-old has become not only one of the h... more info

Totally Fuzzy — GeeDee said... * Gov't Mule - 2009/11/12 Alcatraz, Milan , Italy * Gov't Mule - 2005/04/04 Alcatraz, Milan , Italy * Grateful Dead - To Terrapin: Hartford '77 [3CD] [FLAC + @320] * Chris Potter - Underground [2006] * Robert Johnson - Steady Rollin' M... more info

Guardian Music — Opera novice Mike Figgis is taking charge of Lucrezia Borgia at the ENO. Trouser parts and Renaissance porn were part of a steep learning curveMike Figgis is about to make his debut as an opera director at English National Opera. But his production ... more info

Guardian Music — Richard Williams hails the man who devoted his life to recording the songs and soundscapes of America and beyondIt may be hard, almost half a century later, to imagine the emotional turbulence experienced by a white, middle-class English schoolboy wh... more info

Guardian Music — If your children insist on listening to Justin Bieber, get out your old record collection ...Not long ago, my 11-year-old daughter Cathleen asked me to download Justin Bieber's latest song for her. "Who is Justin Bieber?" I asked, slowly, in the mann... more info

Totally Fuzzy — roy rocket said... Hiya Fuzzies! A Belated Happy New Year to all! To kick off 2011: Boosh Music All the music from the three Mighty Boosh TV Series @320: Includes: Howard, Vince, Bollo & Nabu Milkie Joe & The Coconuts Sammy The Crab Rudy Bob Fossil N... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tongue said... SWELL MAPS - Jane From Occupied Europe fuzzlove http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com Nazz Nomad said... Bleedin Out has a new compilation up- It's called Slow Death 2011. Some covers, some classics, some other stuff. On it, you'll fin... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ultra-deluxe collections from the likes of Elvis Presley, Miles Davis and Hank Williams are priced at up to $1,200. Retailers recognize they're not for the average fan. Ultra-deluxe collections from the likes of Elvis Presley, Miles Davis and Hank Wi... more info

Guardian Music — How the tireless musical innovator came to make, in Bitches Brew, one of the biggest-selling jazz albums of all timeBetween 1945, when he hustled his way on to New York's new bebop scene as Charlie Parker's teenage trumpeter, and the turbulent year o... more info