Guardian Music — This Midlands singer calls his music B-boy soul and shares track space with the improbably titled ReggiiMentalHometown: Nottingham.The lineup: Matt Henshaw (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards).The background: We don't want to be bossy or anything, but b... more info

Guardian Music — Two Door Cinema Club, On tourIf it once seemed the last refuge of the scoundrel, the last five years have seen indie dance become an almost respectable idea. Operating in a similar area to British groups like Foals and Friendly Fires – all fast BPM... more info

Mjsbigblog — Christmas Is The Time …. (To Say I Love You) is Katharine McPhee’s upcoming Christmas album, set to be released by Verve Forecast on October 12th. Check out the track list after the jump.  It’s a mix of traditional and cont... more info

All About Jazz — On December 3, 1963, at age 62, when most folks are thinking about retirement, Louis Armstrong recorded the sprightly "Hello, Dolly!," the title song for a Broadway show. Thus began a six year-long series of recordings that brought arguably most impo... more info

All About Jazz — Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews' media profile continues to explode with several national television performances in recent and coming weeks. Included are a featured appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on September 23, a special guest spot with Ricky Mino... more info

Guardian Music — Imagine a scruffy anorak band doing one of those old death discs like Tell Laura I Love Her to get a sense of Richie Follin's new projectHometown: California.The lineup: Richie FollinThe background: As though to prove that rock'n'roll is in the blood... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces the Mercury prize nominees and winners that make up his prizes and awards discussion panelAfter a couple of decades, there are a couple of hundred acts to choose from when it comes to assembling a panel to discuss what it was l... more info

All About Jazz — Nu-Wrinkle Records is proud to announce the CD release of "Delicioso" ("Dee-lish-e-oso") by pianist Tom Grant. The single, "Cute New Car," will be going for adds to radio on August 30, 2010. Since 1983, Tom's records have repeatedly topped the conte... more info

Guardian Music — Rock'n'roll effectively kept jazz out of the charts in the 60s, but the samba craze briefly rekindled hopes of a renaissanceBy 1962, jazz was beginning to be perceived as hard work if you weren't a dedicated fan. Ornette Coleman had already hurtled o... more info

ContactMusic — Richard Ashcroft couldn't collaborate with the people he wanted to because many of them were in prison.The former Verve frontman is currently working on a new... more info