Guardian Music — Christopher Kirkley went to Mali to make field recordings, but returned with a mixtape of music taken from Saharan Sim cardsHowever eclectic your music collection, it would still need to go some way to match the sheer range of tracks shared by villag... more info

Guardian Music — In the second instalment of our five-part series, the Led Zeppelin legend performs Townes Van Zandt's Harm's Swift Way Yesterday, we kicked off our series of exclusive Robert Plant videos with his version of Low's Monkey, performed live at the London... more info

Guardian Music — The Old Queen's Head in north London's Islington is the venue for the first Extra band night. The gig features The Wave Pictures plus a supporting act, Idiot Glee.Extra, in association with Moshi Moshi Records, has arranged an exclusive gig for membe... more info

Totally Fuzzy — ROCKLAND said... Hi, Revieuw & News in spanish: McKENZIES MILL: "s/t" BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA: "It's gonna rock cause that's what I do" STEVE MARRIOTT: "Marriott" (1976) http://rockland70.blogspot.com Thanks Fuzzy!! zero said... - Tony Matterhorn ... more info

Guardian Music — (Bloodshot)The scion of troubadour Steve Earle, and named after doomed country bard Townes Van Zandt, Justin has heritage aplenty. This third album proves his most accomplished yet, a diverse piece of Americana whose songs focus on his new home of Ne... more info

Guardian Music — 100 Club, LondonListen to Dylan LeBlanc's debut album, Paupers Field, and you are confronted with the image of a troubled troubadour, battling booze and a broken heart, his haunted, sepia-coloured country rock at odds with his tender years. But his... more info

Totally Fuzzy — ROCKLAND said... Hi, Today: Revieuw: RYAN BINGHAM & THE DEAD HORSES: "Junky star" http://rockland70.blogspot.com Thanks Fuzzy. Eclectic downloads said... Psychedelic Furs - Greatest Hits (2001) Townes Van Zandt - Live at The Old Quarter, Houston, Te... more info

Guardian Music — (Lost Highway)Bingham's slow-burn career as gritty troubadour took a stellar turn when he won an Oscar for "The Weary Kind", his theme to Crazy Heart. This third album attempts no subsequent fancy crossover. Bingham and his band play a mix of sinewy ... more info

Stereogum — From White Hinterland’s “6669 (I Don’t Know If You Know)” to Texas Townes Van Zandt fan Jesse Woods’ “Mind Drips” and now Luke Temple & Co’s take on “Deadbeat Summer,” it feels like everyone’s covering Neon Indian these days. H... more info

Live Daily — Last month, veteran singer/songwriter Steve Earle [ tickets ] was nominated for a Grammy Award for his lastest album, "Townes," an ode to his mentor, the late Townes Van Zandt, that scored him a No. 6 debut spot on Billboard's Top Country Albums char... more info