Guardian Music — O2 Arena, LondonJay-Z and Kanye West are hip-hop's current two main players, and they are pathologically keen to celebrate the fact. Late last year, the pair of multimillionaire American rappers released a joint album, Watch the Throne, whose basic p... more info

Totally Fuzzy — With powerful vocals and intricate arrangements, Tatiana Kochkareva's intelligent indie-rock is both dynamic and haunting; a result of her early classical and jazz training mixed with her love of rock music greats like Pink Floyd and Queen. A ... more info

Guardian Music — (Parlour Door)Krystle Warren is a true original. Born in Kansas, she busked in New York and Paris, before her 2009 album Circles led to comparisons with Nina Simone and Tracy Chapman. She has recently become a darling of the English folk scene, appea... more info

Said the Gramophone — Nina Simone - "Suzanne" The six of us played a game as the sun set on the lake. We were an adult, a child, and four somewhere in between, but we all behaved like kids, even Chloe's dad, Terry, who... more info

Guardian Music — The Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter on her operatic ambitions, her Michael Jackson obsession, and the redemptive power of Nina SimoneMercury-nominated Irish singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan first gained attention in 2002, when she featured on Dami... more info

Guardian Music — A teacher, a piano, some schoolchildren – and a powerful statement of black consciousness. Who wouldn't have wanted Nancy Dupree at their school?The first thing to marvel at is that this record was ever commercially released: it is no more than a m... more info

Core News — “Kissy kicks off the final month of the Kissy Club in style with tunes from Roni Size, Nina Simone, Redlight, Mumbai Science, Rory Lyons and many many more…” Kissy Sell Out 2012-03-02 Countdown Kissy [Mediafire] Tracklist: See text file. Follow... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Last week John Gleason guested on AD touting the lesser known side of the Bee Gees, making a case for their catalog being equal to or greater than the Beatles. Brave. And while I can’t say I share that sentiment, there’s no denying the Gibb brot... more info

Nialler9 — An experimental gospel no wave soul pulp band, slurping Francophilia – Gainsbourg and Dutronc, Saint Just and Fanon, Badiou and Baurdillard – Black Power – Nina Simone, Public Enemy, James Baldwin, Fred Hampton, DJ Premier, and Fela Kuti – an... more info

USA Today Music — Plus: Jan Maxwell's 'Could I Leave You?', Nina Simone's 'My Man's Gone Now,' Marvin Gaye's 'I Want to Come Home for Xmas' and more. more info