Totally Fuzzy — JPR said... Dave Rawlings Machine and Special Guests The Theater at Largo Los Angeles, CA January 7th, 2009 AUD http://spontaneouswednesday.blogspot.com Record Fiend said... Melvin Sparks - Sparks! (superb jazz-on-the-verge-of-funk debut LP from 197... more info

Guardian Music — Musicians don't have to open up their lives or invite someone on to the tour bus to give someone that joy, that feeling of being part of something biggerYou maybe don't remember the June Brides, despite them being Dave Eggers's favourite group. Way b... more info

Guardian Music — The brainchild of one unemployed Twitter devotee is a world first – a band whose members have never even metAt January's Midem music industry conference, the internet savvy singer-songwriter Imogen Heap announced plans to create a song by crowd-so... more info

NME — Band also tackle Cardigans and Cure tunes more info

The Vinyl Villain — Given that I'm not doing the usual Friday feature, I dont think I can say that I am.A very big thank you to everyone who visited this past two weeks, especially those of you who helped out with the query about the record sleeve,And of course an enorm... more info

Impose Magazine — Bass Drum of Death are two piece garage-rock band from Mississippi that sing about drugs, panic attacks and trying to hook up with religious girls... the usual mischievous rock n' roller living in a small town deal. There is certainly nothing new abo... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I could be wrong but I think it was John Spears, in his book on the American slave trade, who wondered (in a rhetorical way, clearly) if there was anything new to be said about great historical events, such as the slave trade, where so much ink and p... more info

Gigwise — But only for two weeks... more info

The Telegraph — Patrick Smiths reviews last night's grisly, voyeuristic Channel 4 documentary about what happens to elephants after they die. more info

NME — Canadian band dedicate award to David Bowie, The Smiths and New Order more info