Totally Fuzzy — Sir Charlie Palmer said... Hard Time Killing Floor Blues – Skip James The Right To Be Italian – Holly & The Italians http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com Arbu said... Brenda Russell - Love Life (1981 A&M album) Carol Hall - Beads and... more info

Pop Justice — Brace yourselves: Girls Aloud have covered The Go-Go's' 'Our Lips Are Sealed' (which sounds like this... MqkNbUTShLs ...and is clearly amazing). But don't get excited because it was ages ago. The events leading up to this discovery are fairly long... more info

Guardian Music — With bloggers all over the world exchanging recommendations and MP3 samples, MAP is getting new music to a broad global audienceIt was a weird day on 16 July 2009 for the Holy Roman Army, a tasteful, glitchy electronica duo from Carlow, Ireland. The ... more info

Chorus.fm — *Sing It Loud* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/singitloud) posted a cover of *KC and the Sunshine Band*'s "Get Down Tonight" from MTV's upcoming movie Turn The Beat Around on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/singitloud). Submitted by hiya more info

DrownedInSound — As one anodyne track woah-woah-woahs into another, it’s difficult to guess what’s gone wrong. Has the band intentionally wiped any trace of personality from this record? Or has the label had to step in and try to salvage anything, howev... more info

All About Jazz — As big bands go, the orchestra Buddy Rich founded in 1966 holds a special place in the hearts of many jazz fans. The band had a quirky hipness and energy, mostly because Rich was early to dig the youth scene, Nehru jacket and all. The band was made u... more info

Idolator — Photos like these help explain why there's no E.N.D. in sight for the Black Eyed Peas, who blew the roof off of Madison Square Garden last night. Some famous celebs came out to see the futuristic pop music spectacle including Matt Damon and Kanye Wes... more info

Guardian Music — (Polydor)Alphabeat's debut album was an unexpected joy: cheesy and slightly naff, but performed with such vigour and joy that it was irresistible – it cheerled for 80s pop without ever getting arch or stylised. Its follow-up tries to repeat th... more info

Sky News — Would-be police officers may have to volunteer to walk to beat for free for up to two years before signing up to the full service under new proposals to save cash. more info

VH1 News — Jason Derulo shared with us that he is "super excited" to star in "Turn the Beat Around." "This is my foray into acting and I'm really excited," the singer said of the upcoming MTV movie. more info