Guardian Music — ‘A woman came up on stage butt-naked and started blowing smoke rings out of her private parts’We’d played a gig in Washington DC and afterwards two young girls, LaTanya and Darlene, came up to the car and told us it was was the be... more info

Sweeping The Nation — So we start the final furlong of the feature and complete the 1970s with the year disco ate the world. Who could complain? Well, middle America and everyone involved with financing the Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band film thinking they were ... more info

Guardian Music — Your very own best-of from the Hype Williams duo, free from Guardian MusicAcross three albums (with a fourth released on April 16 by Hyperdub), plus multiple 7"s, VHS tapes, cassettes and other ephemera, Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland have sketched out... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Speedwolf at BV SXSW 2010 (more by Diana Zadlo) Speedwolf's Ride With Death will continue as part of the One Nation Under The Wolf tour, a string of mostly Midwest/Northeast dates that are all listed below. Make sure... more info

Guardian Music — Tell us what music you've been enjoying recently, and listen to some recommendationsLooking for something to listen to? Here's a selection of what some of our readers have been checking out recently.jforbes on Thea GilmorePleasant surprise of the wee... more info

DrownedInSound — If you had to single out something as being symbolic of 2011, you could do a lot worse than this album. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — (Hippos in Tanks)Borrowing their name from the feted video director, Hype Williams could be – depending which rumours you believe – an "18-year relay project" conceived by a husband-and-wife pairing of motivational speakers, or even a side proje... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ben said... Daily Downloads, Mar 10.11 Cannonball Adderley: Accent On Africa Air: Air Song Animal Collective: Fall Be Kind EP Art Ensemble Of Chicago: People In Sorrow Albert Ayler: Witches & Devils (Spirits) Bad Religion: All Ages Big Boi: Sir Lusci... more info

XLR8R — Hype Williams is not the electronic side-project of the well-known music video director of the same name but actually a mysteriously elusive "Anglo-Russian" duo that has been building a reputation with their brand of lo-fi dub/avant-pop/beat music ov... more info

Guardian Music — Woe betide the career musician who falls ill without US health insurance, facing huge medical bills – or no care at allJosh Homme has a pertinent piece of advice for any musician hoping for help from the American medical system. "If you want to liv... more info