Guardian Music — If Scandinavian synth-pop is your thing, you'll love this supergroup featuring members of A-ha, Mew and, er, ColdplayHometown: Planet Earth.The lineup: Jonas Bjerre (lead vocals, guitar), Magne Furuholmen (guitar, keyboards), Guy Berryman (bass), Mar... more info

Popdose — This week, we come back to "Peg" -- and guitarist Jay Graydon gives us the back story on how his famous solo for the song came together. more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) The covers are set for Diane Birch [ tickets ]'s first headlining tour after a round of opening shows for Nick Jonas. She's playing Haddaway′s "What is Love," Hall & Oates' "Rich Girl," working on a Steely Dan tune and contemplating... more info

All About Jazz — By PicoYou know the story: a band goes in the studio to records tracks for an album and finds they recorded more than what they needed for that record, so they leave one or two tracks off of it. You've also seen this play out: a major act comes out w... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Eclecticipher said... Dj Food - A Recipe for Disaster (Ninja Tune) http://eclecticipher.blogspot.com CrimsonKing said... N E W B L O G Wavemaker - Where Are We Captain? Gatto Marte - Sogni di Bimba Calomito - Inaudito Yügen - Labirinto d'Acqua Ku... more info

Guardian Music — This brotherly jazz-metal duo could do to be a little less sweaty metal, a little more complex jazzHometown: Carbondale, Illinois.The lineup: Caleb Bird (guitar), Ashton Bird (drums).The background: We're no mathematicians, but if yesterday's four-pi... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about shoes, real and metaphorical. This week, we want you to suggest songs that affront and derideI think my fave comment of last week was from Williamsbach who made this observation about (another) Carl Perkins song:"Pointed Toe S... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sir Charlie Palmer said... The Baby & The Satellite (ep) – Micah P. Hinson Left Luggage At The Peveril Hoyel – Six By Seven http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com YankeeBoy said... Escape from Bellevue Barbara Lynn - Oh, Baby (We Got ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Here's a great new mixtape from former TX resident Joe Knight -- aka Rangers -- whose stellar new LP, Suburban Tours, was influenced by Knight's youth spent in a faceless Dallas suburb, and has been described as sounding like "a lost Steely Dan sessi... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “But the truth is that L.A. was never entirely real anyway, as Steely Dan, Randy Newman, Warren Zevon, Larry David and Alan Ball all understood.” – Barney Hoskyns The above quote is from the 2009 forward of author Barney Hoskyns book Waiting Fo... more info