Guardian Music — Whether as something to aspire to, or something to turn against, royalty has long been a goldmine of a subject for songwritersWe've had one of the biggest turnouts in recent history on the blog this week – there is clearly something special in the ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Any Major Dude said... ANY MAJOR CHRISTMAS SOUL VOL. 1 1. The Flirtations – Christmas Time Is Here Again 2. Rotary Connection feat. Minnie Riperton – Christmas Love 3. The Emotions – What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas 4. The O’Jays – Christ... more info

Songs:Illinois — The Heligoats and Sam Humans have a split 10″ slab of vinyl coming out on Jan 11. Though they don’t exactly share the same sensibilities this combo seems to work. Although the Heligoats might not like the reference I heard a bit of the Waterboy... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tongue said... THE WILD STARES - Land Of Beauty NICO - Hanging Gardens STONE ROSES - The Stone Roses fuzzydebacle...bring the riots! http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com Record Fiend said... Ed Bell - Ed Bell's Mamlish Moan (14 sides of sublime prew... more info

Totally Fuzzy — strahinja said... 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 501. DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS – Too-Rye-Ay (1982) 502. SIMPLE MINDS – New Gold Dream (1982) 503. MADNESS – Presents The Rise & Fall (1982) 504. DONALD FAGEN – The Nightfly (1982) 505... more info

Totally Fuzzy — VoodooSeb said... U2 - Boy Falls from the Sky - Live at Coimbra (Portugal) (3 Oct 2010) http://laplaneterock.blogspot.com zero said... - Ramona Zündloch - Musikalisches Kabarett 1921 - 1933 - Brüder, zur Sonne, zur Freiheit - Arbeitermusik der We... more info

Guardian Music — To celebrate National Poetry Day, Dave Simpson talks to musicians about the joys – and occasional tribulations – of setting verse to musicPaul WellerI wasn't taught poetry at school, but after I left I got into Liverpool beat poets such as Brian ... more info

Guardian Music — For a cosy sound this autumn you could do worse than this oversized alt folk outfit in the vein of Mumford & SonsHome: Brighton, Norfolk, London.The lineup: Benedict Rubinstein (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, autoharp), Daniel Matthews (guitar, pia... more info

Nialler9 — Full music lineup (including Body and Soul stages) are below. Get excited! Now we just need a PDF or Excel version – any volunteers? FRIDAY MAIN STAGE – Friday 10:30pm – midnight Roxy Music 8:45pm – 9:45pm Modest Mouse 7:15pm – 8:15pm The W... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Toxik Boys said... V/A - Rock Sobterraneo Contra el Quinto Centenario (1991) Tape ...or in english; "subterranean rock against the 5th centenary", or the celebrations of the spanish invasion in our continent. Inc: TODOS TUS MUERTOS, LOS VIOLADORES, A... more info