Guardian Music — Last week we were steeped in sorrow and regret. Now we want songs flush with excitement and exhilarationAfter ploughing (Zimmer-framing?) my way through several hundred songs about old age, I don't know about you but I need a dose of euphoria – I'm... more info

Guardian Music — It's an age-old subject (sorry), and one which so many have tackled, but here we try to whittle down the best songs about moving inexorably towards deathOne of the best-known lines in all of rock'n'roll is "hope I die before I get old" in My Generati... more info

Tracksounds — World Soundtrack Awards Announces 2010 NomineesZimmer, Desplat, Horner and Burwell lead the pack with 2 nominationsGhent - The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the list of its nominees for the 2010 Awards to be presented in three categories: Fi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — ::Viva:: said... * The Offspring: Punk Esteem. Live in USA 1995. Soundboard @320. * Black Sabbath: Martin Years. Boblinger, Germany 1990 + Copenhagen 1989. Japanese Bootleg @320. * Judas Priest: British Steeler. Calderone Concert Hall 1980. Japanes... more info

Guardian Music — Last week, it was hats off to songs about headwear. Next, put your hands together for handclap songsA tough week that forced many to scratch their heads (which, of course, would have prven more difficult in olden times thanks to the presence of a hat... more info

Guardian Music — From a fez to beret, a pill-box hat to a baseball cap, these suggestions span time, style and cultureJack Kennedy may not have killed the hat, but he was certainly lingering at the scene of the crime. Headwear was no longer compulsory for men when Ke... more info

Stereogum — “You Are Not Alone” is the title track from gospel/soul singer Mavis Staple’s forthcoming Jeff Tweedy-produced collection, the followup to 2007’s Roy Cooder-produced We’ll Never Turn Back. The new album includes Mavis doing gospal standards... more info

Tracksounds — Buzz, no habla Español...Review by Vince ChangAfter scoring in the 2-D Cajun-realm of THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, composer RANDY NEWMAN switches gears into the third-dimension for this latest soundtrack release from WALT DISNEY RECORDS. TOY STORY 3 i... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Drew Kaiser The core band of The Gentle Guest is a quartet, but it can get crowded when they bring in the horns and such on stage to make a ten-piece. And they will need ten players when they want to recreate the roaring Twenties blues sound ... more info

Guardian Music — Wilco frontman gives gospel and soul legend an indie makeover on new LP You Are Not AloneGospel legend Mavis Staples has recorded a new album with Jeff Tweedy. The Wilco frontman wrote several tracks for You Are Not Alone, as well as producing the LP... more info