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

Guardian Music — It's been a great year for a label that releases cutting-edge music by artists with one foot in the pastThis year has seen Olde English Spelling Bee go from a peripheral concern to one of the most consistent and clearly defined labels in underground ... more info

Guardian Music — Plan B set a benchmark 'in terms of pop artists pushing themselves', while Cee Lo Green provided 'darkness and humour'. Here, Laura Marling, Mark Ronson, Brian Eno and other star acts pick their favourite sounds of 2010Laura MarlingEverything from th... more info

Guardian Music — The dexterous songcraft of these Oxford lads gets lost in live translation. So don't read them the riot actHometown: Oxford.The lineup: Jack Goldstein, Roo Bhasin, Michael Thompson, Christopher Dawson, Jason Warner.The background: You often hear it s... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fremy said... Oldies... America - 1974 - Holiday Bread - 1971 - Manna Badfinger - 1970 - Magic Christian Music by Badfinger Steppenwolf - 1968 - The Second Traffic - 1970 - These Three Men Quicksilver Messenger Service - 1968-71 - Cavalry http:... more info

Guardian Music — Unless you're in the Rolling Stones, chances are your pop career isn't going to last a lifetime. But there can be professional life after musical death – as assorted former performers testifyMany former pop stars never quite leave the public eye â€... more info

Totally Fuzzy — FourSteps said... Ken Nordine. Like many men, I am envious of his voice. I can imagine the harem of women that I could enslave with such a smooth voice. Word Jazz seems so easy, a similar concept to rap but less self-involved. Just tell short stories... more info

All About Jazz — Pianist-singer Mose Allison is perhaps rock's least likely muse. A Southern blues singer-pianist, Mose's lyrics are sophisticated and riddled with puns while his voice has a distinct twang. But it's this subversive originality and "who cares" approac... more info