Core News — “Nine hours, back-to-back, live from Robert Johnson. As a duo, Danilo Plessow (Motor City Drum Ensemble) and Jeremy Fichon (Jeremy Underground) make total sense together. They both got their break as house DJs, fond of classic and rare grooves, bef... more info

Rolling Stone — Eric Clapton's 21st century output has been erratic, but his best efforts have come from root-tending: his latter-day B.B. King collaboration Riding With The King, the mid-00's Cream reunion and Robert Johnson tribute, the late '00s tour with Blin... more info

Rolling Stone — On May 20th, Eric Clapton will release his 23rd studio album, I Still Do. Produced by Glyn Johns, the LP features new original tunes as well as covers of classics by Bob Dylan and Robert Johnson. In a video preview of the album, Clapton and Johns ... more info

Guardian Music — (Partisan) Bombino is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Niger, with his own take on desert blues. He has a rock-star image and sets out to target indie-rock fans as well as African music devotees. There’s nothing wrong with that, as new fusion... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Best known as a founding member and bassist of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT for sixteen years, who also played piano, keyboards and guitar, Joe Bouchard has nine gold and two platinum records to his credit. As a songwriter, he wrote many BOC songs including the... more info

Nialler9 — Roman Flügel is one of four artists to tackle remixing tracks from Fort Romeau’s recent Insides album. The Frankfurt Versions features reworks by DJs and producers known for playing at places like Robert Johnson in Frankfurt including Tuff City Ki... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A century before bluesman Robert Johnson's mythical confrontation at a Mississippi crossroads, another prodigious musical talent was believed to have struck a deal with the devil: Niccolo Paganini, 19th century violin virtuoso, international luminary... more info

XLR8R — Techno futurist Massimiliano Pagliara has announced that he will deliver his second full-length album via the venerable Live at Robert Johnson imprint in September. read more more info

XLR8R — Somehow, Simian Mobile Disco has only gotten better with age. Initially emerging alongside—and somewhat unfairly lumped in with—the electro-house movement of the mid 2000s, the pair (consisting of synth-obsessed Londoners James Ford and Jas Shaw)... more info

XLR8R — Over the weekend, XLR8R made the trip to Barcelona for Primavera Sound, an indie-leaning festival which had nonetheless compiled an impressive roster of electronic talents for the 2014 edition of the annual event—most of which who took to the decks... more info