Sweeping The Nation — The start of a very occasional series takes as its key point the obvious and undeniable fact that the list of NME covers on Wikipedia is the very best page on the internet. But why stop there? Why can't we chart the whole of pop culture by rise a... more info

Guardian Music — Singer and harmonica-player who gave a fresh rinse to the bluesDespite its connotations of misery and bad luck, the blues is no less flexible a medium for humour, satire and topical commentary. Few artists in recent times have demonstrated this more ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Relix lists 12 literary references in music. Musicians, as well as advertisers, are fleeing The Rush Limbaugh Show, according to Pop & Hiss. First the money walks, now it's the music. Rush, Peter Gabriel and the Fabulous Thunderbirds have all... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rush, Peter Gabriel and the Fabulous Thunderbirds have all demanded that their music immediately stop appearing on Rush Limbaugh's program. more info

Guardian Music — (Proper)The second volume of cover versions from the Texan guitarist proves as entertaining as last year's collection of vintage R&B and early rock'n'roll. Founder of the Fabulous Thunderbirds (and big brother to the late Stevie Ray), Vaughan yokes ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jofel said... The five best harmonica songs - J. Geils Band : Whammer Jammer - Canned Heat : On The Road Again - Neil Young : Heart Of Gold - Bob Dylan : Just Like A Woman - Armand : Ben Ik Te Min http://pulsatta.blogspot.com arthurfromholland said.... more info

Popdose — We move on this week to the sixth letter of the alphabet and look at more tunes that hit the Billboard rock charts in the 1980s but failed to cross over into the Hot 100. The Fabulous Thunderbirds “Tip On In” 1981, #44 (download) “One’s Too M... more info

Altsounds — Self-produced and recorded in Vaughan's hometown of Austin, the newest offering by the co-founder of the iconic, still-missed Fabulous Thunderbirds spotlights a wild array of tunes originally recorded by the likes of Roy Milton, Jimmy Reed, Roscoe ... more info

Detroit Free Press — FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS: Nearly 25 years after "Tuff Enough" propelled them to fleeting mainstream success, the Texas boys in the Fabulous Thunderbirds continue to tour and record. Detroit-born cofounder Kim Wilson still remains front and center. 8 p.m... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts The Fabulous Thunderbirds at the Ark Spoon with Deerhunter and the Strange Boys at the Royal Oak Music Theatre Stone Temple Pilots at the Fillmore Detroit Dillinger Escape Plan a... more info