Scotsman.com — Channelling the spirit of Woody Guthrie for this Depression, Ry Cooder gets quietly angry with the state of his nation, offering an interesting solution more info

Totally Fuzzy — Bop till You Drop is Ry Cooder's ninth album, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). This was the first major-label digitally recorded album of Pop music. It was recorded on a 32-track machine built by 3M. The album consisted almost entirely of ... more info

The Telegraph — Stunning songs of protest from American guitar legend Ry Cooder. more info

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)After completing his epic California Trilogy, with its stories of life in his home state in the 40s and 50s, Ry Cooder returns with a solo project that is as refreshing, brave and original as his early recordings in the 70s. This time round... more info

USA Today Music — He has worked with Spike Jones, Lionel Hampton and Ry Cooder. more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offThe Wild Swans Glow in the Dark The Merseysiders' 1982 Zoo Records single The Revolutionary Spirit was one of the classic singles of the post-punk era. Founder Paul Simpson ... more info

Guardian Music — Grammy-winning Cuban guitarist with the Buena Vista Social ClubManuel Galbán, who has died aged 80, was one of Cuba's best-loved and most original guitarists, with a distinctive twangy style that made him sound at times like a Latin answer to Duane ... more info

Guardian Music — When I listen to the Buena Vista Social Club album now, I'm struck by its closeness. It is music that presses up against you, that fills the room ...Many, many moons ago, when I was still a student, I went on an adventure to Cuba. I had a university ... more info

Guardian Music — Singer-songwriter famed for the 1970s chart hit Lonely BoyBest known for his 1970s solo hits Never Let Her Slip Away and Lonely Boy, Andrew Gold, who has died of a heart attack aged 59, was an accomplished all-round musician, composer and arranger. H... more info

Altsounds — Amplifying Host finds *Richard Youngs* wandering the guitar desert somewhere between *Ry Cooder's* Paris, Texas score and *Neil Young's* work on Dead Man. Yet the randomly determined chord movements and Youngs' stretched-out vocal passes across the r... more info