Guardian Music — The Hammond was designed as a low-budget organ for churches, but it was Smith who marked its place in jazz historyThe Hammond organ wasn't originally designed for jazz clubs, but for churches that couldn't afford a full-blown pipe organ. Unveiled in ... more info

Guardian Music — (Fiction)If Detroit Social Club – from Tyneside, not Motor City – are a bit like Kasabian fronted by Richard Ashcroft, then Northern Man is their Bittersweet Symphony moment. Drenched in strings the size of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir, it's a gigantic... more info

Totally Fuzzy — lord jim said... fritz the cat-le film performance-mick jagger http://jimicaramail.blogspot.com JayJay said... # Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Manticore Vaults Volume One # Breathe : The Bluegrass Tribute to Dave Matthews # The Beach Boys - The Pet S... more info

Altsounds — It is with great pleasure that The Frontier Touring Company announce a series of headline performances by **Richard Ashcroft**, former front man of The Verve. He will be accompanied by his new band, **The United Nations of Sound**. Ashcroft pre... more info

The Music Fix — The inheritors of The Verve's crown? more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Brian Cannon who the art director for all Oasis work from 'Definitely Maybe' right through to 'The Masterplan'. Has just completed a archive Microdot website, there is a comprehensive Oasis section in there.You can find it www.microdotcreative.co.ukT... more info

All About Jazz — Hip-oSelect.com, under its Verve Select imprint, proudly announces the release of Lena Horne Sings: The M-G-M Singles Collection, a 16-track set that is just what the title claims: the first-ever retrospective of Ms. Hornes classic, classy singles on... more info

Altsounds — *White Belt Yellow Tag* have announced details of the release of debut album, *Methods, *out *NOW* through Distiller Records. Self-produced and mixed by Chris Potter (The Verve, Blur), the 12-track album was recorded in South Yorkshire in the summe... more info

ContactMusic — Richard Ashcroft's new band didn't know who we was until an hour before he met them.The former Verve frontman is launching a new hip-hop influenced project,... more info

Guardian Music — Give the election the swerve with a few radio treatsWhy do we care so much about bands breaking up? Maybe because the intense love of a certain type of music or particular act is part of our youth. Whether it's a young girl mourning the demise of a b... more info