Here Comes The Flood — Glasgow trio Cuddly Shark are exactly that: lovable with fangs. more info

Guardian Music — (Naim Jazz) The departure of pianist Kit Downes and trumpeter Jay Phelps made Empirical a more chamber-jazzy outfit. It didn't soften saxophonist Nathaniel Facey's searing sound, though. Pianist George Fogel augments the quartet on their most eclecti... more info

Allmusic Blog — Aussie songwriter James Freud, who fronted the Models during the 1980s, died this week after a long battle with alcoholism. Although best known in the U.S. for a pair of 1986 singles — “Out of Mind, Out of Sight” and “Cold Fever” — the Mo... more info

AOL Music — Scientists say they have fashioned a three-dimensional "cloak" that renders a tiny bump on a gold surface partially invisible.Scientists say they have fashioned a three-dimensional "cloak" that renders a tiny bump on a gold surface partially invisibl... more info