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Shara Nelson: a rare talent who needs help not condemnation

4898 days ago
Guardian MusicMental illness is so often mistaken for genius in pop – unless the sufferer is female, when the world queues to condemnA friend of mine recently posted a Facebook link to a 90s documentary on former Radio 1 DJ Mike Read's stalker, the intimidating ... more info

An exclusive listen of Jack Robert Hardman's new single

4899 days ago
Altsounds*Jack Robert Hardman* composes and records his own unique brand of pop music, once described by a BBC panellist as “Something Syd Barrett might do in a dark room”. Since starting at the age of 17, Jack has attracted attention, and ... more info

Readers recommend: songs about space – results

4903 days ago
Guardian MusicFeaturing a cosmic cast of rocket men and girls from Mars, here are your favourite songs set in zero gravityThree … two … one … blast-off! Strap yourself in, rid yourself of earthly concerns and enjoy some zero-gravity listening pleasure.Richar... more info

Christian Bland & the Relevators

4910 days ago
TopixRecorded in an old ice cream factory with Greg Ashely in 2007, Christian Bland knocks the dust off his solo debut with lo-fi juvenilia of the Syd Barrett variety and an unplugged, murderous lament . more info

My summer playlist

4912 days ago
Guardian MusicMusicians choose which sounds they've been listening to this summer Listen to a selection of these tracks on our Summer Music Spotify playlist, guardian.co.uk/spotify-playlistsFaris Badwan, the HorrorsOld Man Willow Elephant's MemoryI first heard Ele... more info

Komputer - Konecting (Sampler) (album stream)

4916 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Komputer is the project of two London-based synth-meisters: Simon Leonard and David Baker. The band have been writing, mixing and producing for 11 years now, and show no signs of slowing down, as the release of their latest album "Synthetik" attests... more info

Gardens are on tour!

4948 days ago
AltsoundsRaised on a diet of *Terrence Mckenna,The Beatles, Syd Barrett, Nirvana,* and Turkish psychedelic music, *Gardens *is part of the new sound of Detroit. Formed by Matthew Mueller, Jeffrey Thomas, Julian Spradlin and Vincent Mazzola, they have already ... more info

Stream Unknown Mortal Orchestra

4967 days ago
StereogumWhen first writing about BTW Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the glammed-up, psychedelic, punked-out project of Oregon (via New Zealand) resident Ruban Nielson, I mentioned the Kinks, Sly Stone, and Syd Barrett, noting the self-titled debut sounds like “... more info

Radio review: The Twilight World of Syd Barrett

4972 days ago
Guardian MusicAn emotional retelling of the Pink Floyd legend's story – with one goose-bumps momentThe Twilight World of Syd Barrett (Radio 4), like any retelling of his story, featured a couple of moments to make you gulp with the sadness of it all. I remember... more info

Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

4972 days ago
Guardian MusicWhen I think of bookishness in music, it's not of Katy Perry or will.i.am, but something more awkward, more earnest, the type of music that stays inside on a sunny dayI recently found myself at two events – each extraordinary in its own way – tha... more info

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