Gigwise — Art-rock maverick uploads minimalist new flick... more info

Guardian Music — There's fire and brimstone all over this 22-year-old bluesman's music. But does he do any more than ape his heroes?Hometown: South London.The lineup: Jamie N Commons (vocals, guitar).The background: What is it with today's boys and girls that they wa... more info

Rollo & Grady — Origami Vinyl :: Top 10 Records (10/28 – 11/4) 1. Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation 2. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming 3. Bjork – Biophilia 4. Tom Waits – Bad As Me 5. Russian Circles – Empros 6. A.A. Bondy – Believers 7. Crooked ... more info

Guardian Music — The director-turned-musician turns editor for this week's Film & MusicFive things we learnt from David Lynch's stint as editorSometimes a fish will tell you how it wants to be cookedThe block-and-tackle is a mysterious and powerful deviceDuran Duran ... more info

Guardian Music — With a voice that makes her sound older than her 23 years, Canadian singer Al Spx – aka Cold Specks – trades in haunting, hymnal 'doom soul'Who is she? Her other name is Al Spx, and she's a 23-year-old Canadian singer, now living in London, wher... more info

Guardian Music — YouTube and Grooveshark might rip off musicians – but not iTunes. The Who guitarist's John Peel lecture was off the markPete Townshend's John Peel lecture made him sound like a dinosaur wishing for the good ol' days. He said people who share music ... more info

Guardian Music — Tell us what music you've been enjoying recently, and listen to some recommendationsThings get a bit heavy in this week's playlist, with Iron Maiden and Enslaved bringing a large dash of metal to proceedings. To temper that we have Belle & Sebastian ... more info

Nialler9 — As well as Florence + The Machine, Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble, Tom Waits, Laura Veirs, Kuedo, Buraka Som Sistema, Oneohtrix Point Never, Kuedo, Phantogram, Beach Boys, Cass McCombs, Little Xs For Eyes, Wild Flag. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Fresh Air interviews Tom Waits about his new album, Bad as Me. "For a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see... more info

Guardian Music — Bishopsgate Centre, LondonBoth power trio and a supergroup that spans three generations, expectations were high for this soldout concert. Drummer Chad Taylor was a lynchpin of the Chicago Underground scene and lineups that joined the dots between pos... more info