L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The musical treats for pop fans continue to roll out in conjunction with national Record Store Day on April 16, the annual event hosted by a consortium of independent record retailers to recognize merchants who still sell music from brick-and-mortar.... more info

Altsounds — The myth behind some of rock n' roll's most outrageous stories, Syd Barrett was the pioneering songwriter and musical visionary of the greatest psychedelic rock band in history, Pink Floyd. For the first time, the largest collection of unseen photog... more info

Stereogum — NME’s list of the 50 Druggiest Albums Ever doesn’t include any Wavves or Beach House. But seriously, how about Jerusalem/Dopesmoker, solo Syd Barrett, Smiley Smile? The list appears in the magazine’s special issue dedicated to Primal Screams’... more info

Guardian Music — This documentary about Glenn Gould corrects some of the wilder myths about the astonishingly talented pianist, writes Peter BradshawThe great pianist Glenn Gould is often caricatured as a crazy hermit somewhere between Syd Barrett and Howard Hughes;... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jeffen said... ** V.A. SOVIET PUNK ANTHOLOGY 1981-1990 ** Holy hell! Who knew there was so much punk rock in Russia in defiance of state censorship, harassment and violence. Come check out this 36 song collection of the gnarliest Soviet-era punk plus... more info

Guardian Music — David Sinclair finds not just rock'n'roll, but sex and drugs too, in this year's music booksThe memoirs of a wizened rock god turned out to be one of the publishing sensations of the year. Life (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £20) by Keith Richards with Ja... more info

Guardian Music — Swedish jazz club to play recording of Pink Floyd concert that took place at same venue in 1967Forty-three years after their first and last performance there, a restaurant in Sweden will once again hear the music of Pink Floyd. Fans of the band have ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — strahinja said... GREGG ALLMAN – One More Try An Anthology (1997) MARIA DOLORES PRADERA – Po todo el aсo (2002) SLEEPY LaBEEF – I’ll Never Lay My Guitar Down (1996) PETER GREEN, MICK GREEN AND ENEMY WITHIN – Two Greens Make A Blues (1998) ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Rolling Stone is streaming Syd Barrett's An Introduction to Syd Barrett album (out November 9th). Tom McCarthy talks to CBC News about his novel, C. What you won't find in the novel, however, is a set of Dan Brown-style answers... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tabayo Yatukishi said... Easy listening with a smut feeling ! 1 Jayne Mansfield show with a gret cover art: - Jayne Mansfield - "Jayne Busts Up Las Vegas" 2 compilations of french 60s comedy soundtracks, filled with reknowned french composers: - Var... more info