Guardian Music — There has been a lot of 80s-fetishising pop of late, much of it excellent, but even in such grand company this trio stand outHometown: NYC/London.The lineup: Maria Usbeck (vocals), Jer Robert Paulin (guitar, bass), Max Peterson (keyboards).The backgr... more info

Guardian Music — (Island)There is an argument that, of late, mainstream hip-hop and R&B has lost its once zealously guarded edge of originality. The genres appear comfortable in a sonic rut – the raveish synthesisers that added an icy edge to Rihanna's Umbrella, Au... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Deballen said... ...Singles Collection Exposed... Simple Minds - Ghostdancing (1986) Don Dixon - Praying Mantis (1985) The Everly Brothers - The Story Of Me (1984) Stray Cats - Little Miss Prissy (1981) The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friend... more info

Idolator — We already knew Nicki Minaj had multiple personalities, and her debut album Pink Friday takes after its mama — the LP switches back and forth from club-ready dance tunes to hard-and-dirty hip-hop, and Barbie’s collab with Kanye West, “Blazin’... more info

Totally Fuzzy — ROCKTIME said... ROCKTIME - Podcast Edition - n.11/10 --- THIS IS OUR MUSICAL PODCAST --- You can hear 60 years of Rock 'n' Roll in 60 minutes! ALL THE BEST. With the sound of: BUDDY HOLLY - Rave on (1958) DOC WATSON - Lonesome banjo (1964) SCREAMIN... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The NJ Underground said... Yo La Tengo - Nothing To Hide Dom - Living In America Phoenix - Fences Pomegranates - 50's Surfer Blood - Twin Peaks Wavves - Super Soaker Minature Tigers - Gold Skull Good Old War - My Own Sinking Ship CMJ Bands you need t... more info

Totally Fuzzy — strahinja said... 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 501. DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS – Too-Rye-Ay (1982) 502. SIMPLE MINDS – New Gold Dream (1982) 503. MADNESS – Presents The Rise & Fall (1982) 504. DONALD FAGEN – The Nightfly (1982) 505... more info

The Vinyl Villain — As mentioned yesterday, it took more than a year for ZTT to get round to issuing the second single by Propaganda.Similar to Dr Mabuse, the release of Duel on 7" and 12" offered different mixes. And similar to my tale of Dr Mabuse, my 7" version has l... more info

The Vinyl Villain — My first exposure to Propaganda came one night at the end of an episode of what by then was called Whistle Test, when this memorable pop promo was played out over the credits sometime around early march 1984:-This was to be the second single release... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Four-times wed Patsy Kensit says Liam Gallagher was the love of her life.The Strictly Come Dancing star, who split from third hubby Liam in 2000, exclusively told Buzz - The Sun's new Saturday magazine - she feels lucky to have had him in her life.Pa... more info