Guardian Music — Kitty Empire has her say on Biophilia, while Dr Dee continues to be a talking point and Sinéad O'Connor thrills the festival pavillionLast night at the Manchester international festival I finally got to see violinist Alina Ibragimova's collaboration... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rickie Lee Jones' intimate set at Bardot in Hollywood more info

Guardian Music — Recording engineer who collaborated with Steely Dan for 30 yearsThe albums of Steely Dan were renowned for their sophisticated musical content and for their benchmark-setting audio quality. An indispensable contributor to the latter was their recordi... more info

ContactMusic — Singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones regrets turning down Francis Ford Coppola's offer to pen tracks for One From The Heart because she's been shunned by movie-makers ever since. The Chuck E. 's In Love hitmaker was approached by the legendary director... more info

Guardian Music — From little fluffy clouds to UFO sightings, you reached for the sky with suggestions of best opening album tracksA cock crows. An aeroplane soars across the sky. A BBC radio announcer is heard discussing British summertime. His voice floats across th... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Eclectic downloads said... Gary Moore - The Platinum Collection [3CD](2006) http://www.themoodindicator.com Blog Stoned said... Bootlegs: -Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother Goes On The Road -The Beatles - Avalanche And more at: http://blogstoned.blogsp... more info

All About Jazz — Rickie Lee Jones, the acclaimed singer and songwriter, is on a short tour that includes a Saturday stop at the Temple Performing Arts Center, formerly the Baptist Temple. Jones' smashing debut album of 1979, Rickie Lee Jones, brought a jazz-infused... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The PopCulturist said... Now up on The Rare Stuff: Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue - One Hour Radio Special alongside the Springsteen and Dylan specials we've already posted. More radio shows on the way from Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Elvis Presley,... more info

Guardian Music — Slaughtered Lamb, London"There sure are a lot of you here tonight," observes Caitlin Rose, gazing out at the packed cellar-bar of this London folk club. There's a pause, then a ruminative smile. "I guess I shouldn't have gotten drunk."Maybe it's the ... more info

All About Jazz — Keyboard player, singer, composer, author and broadcaster Ben Sidran (pictured) is coming to St. Louis for a performance at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, September 12 at Kol Am Temple, 1023 Chesterfield Parkway. KWMU's Dennis Owsley will serve as host as Sidran... more info