Guardian Music — Rescuing qualities such as 'good playing' from critical hell, Dan Bejar's band serve up a feast of unironic 80s fetishismHometown: Vancouver.The lineup: Dan Bejar (vocals, instruments).The background: We got ticked off the other week when we trailed ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Sound architect and Lysergic Acid pioneer Augustus “Bear’” Owsley Stanley died this week in his adopted home of Australia. The sixties counterculture fixture (see: Ken Kesey, the Grateful Dead, the Acid Tests, Tom Wolfe, etc.) and fictional ins... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A near-Zeppelin live experience, a 45th anniversary reunion of 75% of the Monkees, the return of a post-“Raising Sand” Alison Krauss to her longtime band Union Station, hit country-pop duo Sugarland, Steely Dan and a wealth Latin pop, salsa and..... more info

Guardian Music — This Canadian artist's outer-limits pop is ethereal and electronic but always accessible – even at its most atonalHometown: Montreal.The lineup: Claire Boucher (vocals, music).The background: We were going to write about someone called Destroyer to... more info

Guardian Music — From sexual braggadocio to tales of humble roots defied, there's no shortage of artists who reckon they've got a lot to shout aboutConcern was expressed for the present writer's welfare a few weeks ago when the subject of this feature was discordant ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — G O D said... Okay ,Bear with me,folks,this is a long list of posts,in three seperate categories,starting with a massive set of extreme metal compilations! BATTLE METAL II -Kiss My Axe CANDLELIGHT USA -Beyond Extremes CM DISTRO -Summer Sampler WHAT L... more info

CNN Showbiz — In years past, the Grammys have been rightfully criticized for being stodgy and out-of-touch -- honoring Jethro Tull over Metallica in 1989, giving Steely Dan the Album of the Year nod over Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP," bestowing that same priz... more info

Core News — “Their FACT mix is an epic, intrepid survey of the Hype Williams universe, touching on the billowing AM pop of Steely Dan and Fleetwood Mac, rough-hewn garage and grime from So Solid Crew and Ruff Sqwad, black metal abstraction from Burzum, sun-dri... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Steely Dan singer/keyboardist Donald Fagen (1948) Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964) "Sunny Came Home" singer Shawn Colvin (1956) German guitarist Michael Schenker... more info

Totally Fuzzy — S R Management said... My First "X" Rated Post! Christmas With Col. Trick - 2007 Bonus Album 01 Chipmunk Song - Canned Heat 02 Christmas Song -Little Mike & The Tornadoes 03 Remember - Christmas Nilsson 04 Silent Night - Jimmy Smith 05 We Free Kings... more info