Guardian Music — An alternative history of pop would need to embrace Marsha Hunt, the Au Pairs and Zakk Wylde. Oh, and WestlifeI once wrote an article in response to a single released on 17 September 2001 that ended up being so long it became a book. I had been asked... more info

Guardian Music — For so long the Taedong Diplo – Pyongyang's only nightclub – owned just one CD. Then DJ Ian Steadman turned up with a box full of Hot Chip and Talking Heads records and things got messyI've written before about Pyongyang's only nightclub, the Tae... more info

DrownedInSound — In a world where the likes of LCD and !!! are situating the musical legacy of Talking Heads inside records that are contemporary, original and exciting, it’s difficult to see why anybody who wasn’t actually present would want to give eartime to G... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ekko said... E.L.O. covers, plus the Decemberists cover REM http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com gregor said... nme's c81 jeff tweedy/jay bennett at old towne school of folk music richard buckner and alejandro escovedo live at mccabe’s 1.21.00 why? l... more info

The Culture Of Me — Disco and house music lover and resident of the best monthly party in New York City, Discovery (which by the way is this Saturday with Lloyd and Benguin and partner-in-dance Free Magic), VDRK has unveiled a brief but full of fire mixtape for 2011, in... more info

The Music Fix — Live shenanigans from the Talking Heads offshoot. Gary K reviews. more info

Rollo & Grady — Talking Heads – Warning Sign (Live – SF – 9-16-78) Talking Heads – Psycho Killer (Live – SF – 9-16-78) Listen to them jam from 4:37 on. more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley: Martin Creed's current exhibition is a vast display of his bright, attractive and subtly disturbing wares entitled Mothers, because, he tells me, he's been thinking a lot about mothers lately Whatever evidence I have this week about the ... more info

Guardian Music — From the Kinks' Lola to David Bowie's Major Tom, here are your songs about characters who are not quite as they first seemI thought you might struggle to come up with songs about mistaken identity. Not so. It wasn't as tough as I thought. In fact, th... more info

Guardian Music — The band's former frontman David Byrne says cutting arts in schools is 'narrow-minded' since the benefits are provenA cheer from the sidelines for those battling to keep a creative element in the British school curriculum, against the tide of Gove in... more info