Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Nothing like a health scare to awaken the songwriting muse. more info

USA Today Music — Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney are fans of the Canadian singer/songwriter. more info

Guardian Music — Thanks for being our Guardian Angels this week and giving us a heavenly lift with your angelic song choicesThere's more than a sprinkling of magic about this week's playlist, compiled from your nominations, over the past week, of songs about angels.H... more info

Scotsman.com — RON SEXSMITH ABC, GLASGOW *** more info

Guardian Music — Scottish urban belter Emeli Sandé plans to get crowds grooving to her new single Heaven (1-7 Nov, tour starts at Oran Mor, Glasgow, allgigs.co.uk) …Glasgow's No Mean City celebrates American roots music with shows by acts including Ron Sexsmith, S... more info

Guardian Music — From Pulp's peeping Tom to Gil Scott-Heron's Watergate rap, here are the songs you've been phone-tapping your feet toEavesdropping: the act of secretly listening in to others' conversations, whether accidentally or deliberately.Dr Feelgood, on their ... more info

Guardian Music — Southbank Centre, London"I was on acid when I saw the Kinks for the first time," Ron Sexsmith mutters. Ray Davies – former Kink and current Meltdown curator – slings on a guitar, preparing to accompany the Canadian troubadour on a version of the ... more info

Guardian Music — This exclusive videos showcases a beguiling concoction of tribal drumming, feather-light percussion and Brun's captivating vocalsRelatively unknown outside of her native Scandinavia (she was born in Norway and now lives in Sweden), Ane Brun's career ... more info

Guardian Music — We've got a Meltdown festival special for you this week. First up, Alexis Petridis meets Vicki Wickham, producer of 60s pop TV show Ready, Steady, Go! As she is about to stage a performance at the Meltdown festival this year, Alexis asks about the p... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Ron Sexsmith @ Highline Ballroom In the documentary film about Ron Sexsmith, "Love Shines," Elvis Costello casts the Canadian musician in the same realm as one of rock 'n' roll's historic performers. "I think Ron has... more info