Guardian Music — (Gimell)Authenticating many of Josquin des Prés's works, both sacred and secular, is a challenge for renaissance musicologists. In the first decades of the 16th century, when the Franco-Flemish composer's fame was at its height, the demand for his w... more info

Guardian Music — Tallis Scholars/Phillips(Gimell)The Tallis Scholars' association with Josquin des Prés (c 1450-1521), whose identity remains mysterious despite exhaustive scholarly digging, dates back to the late 80s when their Pange lingua disc won a Gramophone Re... more info

The Telegraph — Brahms's Second Symphony was a consummately musical performance which was subtly phrased in the first movement and guided towards the final affirmation without a trace of posturing. Rating: Prom 27: * * * ; Prom 28: * * * * * more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThis year's 400th anniversary of the death of the greatest of all Spanish composers, Tomás Luis de Victoria, was more than enough reason to devote a late-night prom to his ravishingly austere music. In 1988, Victoria's music... more info

KEXP Seattle — Seattle’s own Blue Scholars have been such an integral part of the local music scene, it’s hard to remember a time when they weren’t around (or at least it is for this blogger, who was 12 at the time of their inception). They’ve appeared at S... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Dwyane Wade, TMZ Sports The NBA lockout has left Dwyane Wade jobless, possibly for a long time -- but one of his former employers would welcome him back with open arms ... none other than Kentucky Fried Chicken. ... more info

Guardian Music — Ninety concerts over eight weeks, thousands of performers and an audience of millions – the Proms begin next Friday. Our critics pick their highlights'Mahler with Dudamel and Nigel Kennedy's unaccompanied Bach'For real Proms atmosphere it's going t... more info

KEXP Seattle — Blue Scholars with KEXP’s Larry Mizell Jr. at 2010 Capitol Hill Block Partyphoto by Steven Dewall Monday, June 13 Tijuana Panthers with Guantanamo Baywatch @ Chop Suey ($5, 8PM, 21+) (buy tickets) Long Beach meets the Northwest. Surf’s up, dude!... more info

The Telegraph — To say that Victoria makes a virtue out of restraint sounds worthy, but to experience it is thrilling. Rating: * * * * * more info

Totally Fuzzy — gibroo said... Almost Ready is a new blog and we invite you to sample Alex Chilton's "Like Flies On Sherbert" http://gibroo.blogspot.com Ekko said... Grynch-The Timeless EP, featuring Blue Scholars. Free & legal! http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com B... more info