Time Out, London — Special set of insect-related songs as part of the brilliantly bonkers Pestival. Friends include Graham Coxon and Scritti Politti's Green Gartside more info

Guardian Music — Clint Mansell's scores for films such as The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream and, more recently, Moon have a resonance that extends well beyond their cinematic contextA thought occurred to me while listening to Clint Mansell and the Sonus Quartet launc... more info

Totally Fuzzy — mike-floyd said...... some more drone music/electronic soundscapes from France by:- MAHOOD - Granular Sintesis (FR 1997)(mp3-zip, 4 tracks, 21 min, 37,5 MB)- MAHOOD - The Drone Album (FR 2008/9) (mp3-zip, 2 tracks, 27:14 min, 52,9 MB)... and some mor... more info

Live Daily — The Decemberists [ tickets ] have added a fall excursion on top of their previously scheduled summer trek as the band continues to support March's "The Hazards of Love." The new dates, kicking off Sept. 20 in Burlington, VT, extend the Pacific Nor... more info

All About Jazz — By: Dennis Cook So easy to warm to and full of steaming depths once you snuggle in, Vinny Peculiar and The Blue Poppies of Ambrosia's new long-player finds the U.K. pop craftsman in his best form yet, a gently swaying encapsulation of slightly left ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — bumkuncha said...The Batish Family & Ismail - North Indian Folk and Classical Music (1969)Nils Økland - Straum (2000)Gustavo Jobim - Belles AlliancesPeter Walker - Rainy Day Raga (1966)Hassan Hakmoun - Life Around The World (1998)DJ Zebra - Bootst... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Scott McCaughey w/ Eugene Mirman @ The Bell House (more by Lori Baily) Bassists/guitarist Scott McCaughey and guitarist/bassist Peter Buck collaborate quite a bit. First, they both play in R.E.M. Recently, both backed Robyn Hitchcock as part of the V... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Lori Baily backstage shenanigans at the Bell House On Thursday [June 11th] I saw Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 - R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Bill Rieflin and Scott McCaughey - at the Bell House in Brooklyn. Ken Stringfellow... more info

Stereogum — By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Sets from Jimmy Buffet and Bruce Springsteen bookended a day of mellow, familiar dadrock with more mass appeal than the inscrutable indie pop that dominated Friday. Backed by Elvis Perkins In Dearland, the ever hu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Colin Meloy in Ohio, June 1st '09 (unruly badger) Ah, yes, young Meloy....Colin, isn't it? Yes, yes...jolly good. I must say he is a springy lad...most flexible...hewn of wands, you know...they splice them down by the river...he was part of... more info