Abeano — “You only get what you give away,” or so Is Tropical inform us on ‘The Greeks’. Is it an observation on the state of the music industry? Or maybe a karmic warning intended to set us all straight? Whatever the message is, we’ll get behi... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, London; Royal Opera House, LondonHip-hop dance has come a long way in recent years, but with the exception of ZooNation's Into the Hoods has had trouble establishing itself as a theatrical form. In terms of spectacle, it's unbeat... more info

Mercury News, California — Is that you, R. Kelly? That may be a fair question to ask after listening to "Love Letter," the brilliant new album from the self-proclaimed Pied Piper of R&B. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Robert said... The Jam - "All Conned Mods". Yes - 1994-06-19 - Canidegua, New York. "Endless Dream". Thanks fuzzy! http://rockpopbootlegs.blogspot.com zerode said... Song of the Day: ETTA JAMES, "At Last" From the album "At Last"(1960) Links to info... more info

XLR8R — The maestro of mash-ups and Pied Piper of party people, Pittsburgh's Gregg Gillis (a.k.a. Girl Talk), solidifies his role as a file-sharing philanthropist today with the release of his brand-new full-length album, which is available for a comple... more info

ContactMusic — Michael Jackson was like a "Pied Piper" to children.Mark Ronson - who often enjoyed sleepovers at the late pop superstar's home when he was growing up - is amazed at... more info

Guardian Music — Michel Faber takes a pleasurable trip through the modern British folk phenomenonIn 1968, a beautiful young minstrel called Vashti Bunyan forsook the city and set off on an 18-month journey along the leafy lanes of Albion, in a rickety cart pulled by ... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Thursday was, according to the fine folks over at National Geographic, Rat Catcher’s Day. It’s a day for celebrating the Pied Piper myth, but if you have a local vermin catcher you want to belatedly show some love to, it would probably be appreci... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Yet another tropical weather system threatens to dump more rain on the 30 Days Out ranch, so what do we do? We prepare our survival kit of tasty hurricane/storm/rain songs! Who cares if it's raining, we have Bob Dylan, Nils Lofgren,... more info

Guardian Music — British pop singer known for his 1966 hit The Pied PiperPopular music has spawned many one-hit wonders. Crispian St Peters, who has died aged 71, had the distinction of being a two-hit wonder, remembered for You Were On My Mind and The Pied Piper, bo... more info