Guardian Music — Each week we invite someone to share with us some of the songs they've been listening to recently. Today's selection features Ten Benson, Tight Fit and Half Man Half BiscuitThis week's playlist is by Paul Jenkins, a writer from Penarth who writes "in... more info

Guardian Music — (Hornbeam Recordings)Tom Paley is one of the great survivors of the American folk and country scene. Sixty-two years ago, he played and sang with America's greatest folk hero Woody Guthrie, before going on becoming a founding member of that celebrate... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Joachim Cooder, the son of the L.A. blues-rock legend Ry Cooder. makes his debut as a bandleader with "Love On a Real Train." more info

Detroit Free Press — Van Dyke Parks has never really been a household name, as he has primarily worked behind the scenes as a producer, arranger, songwriter and session musician and only occasionally released albums as a solo artist. But his significance in the world of ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — London band The Fierce And The Dead goes for a tougher sound on their new EP On VHS. With four tracks that can be labeled as instrumental prog metal, Stevens, Feazy and Marshall grit their teeth to follow each others improvised chord progressions a... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — We know jazz musicians, even those playing the most advanced jazz, marinate in the blues. Monica played Mary Lou Wiliams in a set with the Bees and Ry Cooder. Listen to the blue thread Monica runs through her set. Want... more info

Guardian Music — The Workers put out new version of the classic Let's Work Together to capture the spirit of the trade union movementVillage People never managed a lineup like this: the Workers, a group that includes a firefighter, a probation officer, a midwife, an ... more info

Guardian Music — (Northernblues Music) (Northernblues Music)From Davy Graham to Bob Brozman and Ry Cooder, there's a long tradition of western guitarists who became fascinated with Indian music. Now comes the Canadian slide player Doug Cox, who is joined by Salil Bh... more info

DrownedInSound — A sparse, modern troubadour update on Ry Cooder’s heatwave-shimmer soundtrack to Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Twangville — The release of new albums by two masters of roots music this summer flew pretty much under the radar. Both David Bromberg and Ry Cooder have churned out album after album of Americana spanning folk to R&B since the early 1970s. Bromberg’s career ha... more info