Brooklyn Vegan — "Hard Bargain, the new album from musical icon Emmylou Harris, will be released April 26 on Nonesuch Records.... Hard Bargain, which comprises 11 new songs by Harris as well as two covers, was produced by Jay Joyce (Cage the Elephant,... more info

Guardian Music — Asian Gracefully | Benidorm | Friday Night Dinner | The Simpsons | Ron Sexsmith: Love Shines | TremeAsian Gracefully7.30pm, Channel 4Director Fozia Khan's heartbreaking but enlightening documentary, part of Channel 4's First Cut strand, offers a deli... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Three albums have me especially excited this week. Two of the releases are by veteran singer-songwriters, Lucinda Williams' Blessed and Ron Sexsmith's Long Player Late Bloomer, but the release of the week is the The Rural Alberta Advantage's stellar.... more info

Guardian Music — (Cooking Vinyl)Feted by everyone from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen to KD Lang, Ron Sexsmith's vast acclaim has never really translated into success. In a sense, he's a man out of time, a songwriter whose perfectly crafted material would have sold b... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Barbatrucmobile said... Vinylidyllique ! - Nintendo Teenage Robots (= Alec Empire) - "We Punk Einheit !" (1999, DHR) - Ekseption - "Classic In Pop" http://vinylidyllique.blogspot.com jeffen said... ** Sincerely, L. Cohen Volume One ** 01 Hallelujah ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Walker said... Kevin Rowland- My Beauty (1999) Thanks FC http://burningaquarium.blogspot.com jeffen said... 01 Ye Playboys and Playgirls - Dave Sharp and The Acoustic Terrorists 02 Maggie's Farm - Mike Seeger with Retrograss 03 I'll Be Your Baby Ton... more info

Songs:Illinois — I expect that each year Sean Hayes releases a record it’ll make my “best of repost series”. The combination of risk taking vocals and at times experimental found sounds and/or unusual percussion/instrument selection makes this Northern Califor... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonAs Father's Day gifts go, it would be hard to imagine a better present than the one offered by Elvis Costello to his dad: the perfect concert at the Festival Hall. Elvis dedicated his second number Veronica (the song about ... more info

Guardian Music — The man who 'discovered U2' has recorded a video message, asking if he can replace Simon Cowell on the US talent showSteve Lillywhite sounds desperate. Despite having recorded U2's War and Morrissey's Vauxhall and I, the British producer has issued a... more info

Quick Before It Melts — MP3: Ron Sexsmith “Gold in Them Hills” more info