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Todd Rundgren | Pop

6120 days ago
Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, LondonIn a 1999 Guardian critics' poll of ­alternative albums, Todd ­Rundgren was the only artist apart from Nick Drake with two albums in the top 10. One was A Wizard, a True Star, his 1973 cult masterpiece made up of a sid... more info

Todd Rundgen: Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 2010-02-08

6120 days ago
Here Comes The Flood — photo: HCTF The main course of the Todd Rundgen concert at Paradiso in Amsterdam was a complete run-through of his A Wizard, A True Star album. It is an album filled to overflowing with musical genres and when it was first released in 1973 technolo... more info

Not Just Dowland: Songs for Soprano and Lute | CD review

6123 days ago
Guardian Music — One of the chief delights of this live recording from Wigmore Hall is the opportunity to hear the theorbo at close quarters. Its subtle textures are often lost in the continuo of the baroque orchestra but here in the skilled hands of Matthew Wadswort... more info

Gil Scott-Heron on being a soul survivor

6123 days ago
Guardian Music — In the 70s and 80s, Gil Scott-Heron's music was a mesmerising mix of wry poetry and politics and he became known as 'the godfather of rap' and 'the black Bob Dylan'. But then he got into drugs and, not so long ago, it looked like he was finished. Now... more info

Sleeve Notes: Hot chat with Hot Chip

6124 days ago
Guardian Music — You may have noticed that, as of last week, our podcast has had a bit of a makeover. Alexis Petridis is in the presenter's chair, and we've got more live sessions and new features in the pipeline. But that doesn't mean we won't still be doing what we... more info

Gil Scott-Heron: I'm New Here | CD review

6125 days ago
Guardian Music — (XL)In his 1970s heyday, the poet-musician dubbed The Godfather of rap would rail about substance abuse on The ­Bottle and Angel Dust. However, for most of the last decade, his life has mirrored those songs: arrests, imprisonment and drug-dependen... more info

HCTF Exclusive: Todd Rundgren's Johnson "Crossroads"

6127 days ago
Here Comes The Flood — Todd photo: Lynn Goldsmith Here Comes The Flood proudly presents Crossroads, a track from the forthcoming new Todd Rundgen album Todd Rundgren's Johnson, reinterpretating the songs of legendary blues man Robert Johnson (1911-1938). MP3: Todd Rundgr... more info

Tiffany Murray's top 10 rock'n'roll novels

6133 days ago
Guardian Music — From High Fidelity to Heathcliff, the novelist presents the novels that epitomise the rebellious spirit of the musicTiffany Murray's first novel Happy Accidents was shortlisted for the Bollinger/Wodehouse prize for comic writing. Diamond Star Halo, h... more info

Gil Scott-Heron: I'm New Here (XL)

6137 days ago
Guardian Music — The spoken word survivor is back – and he's not how you remember himIn 1994, a record producer/label executive coaxed a down-on-his-luck legend back into the studio. The resultant record of dark and sombre tones marked a change of direction, i... more info

Happy birthday Django Reinhardt

6138 days ago
Guardian Music — The gypsy king, who was born 100 years ago today, is now regarded as the world's most influential pre-rock'n'roll guitaristFrom Robert Johnson to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, the guitar is inextricably linked with the mythologised troub... more info

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