Altsounds — Anti- Records is thrilled to announce the signing of an exciting new artist: singer- songwriter *SEAN ROWE*. In the tradition of Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison, ROWE utilizes his extraordinarily soulful baritone, along with a poet's skill, to sketch... more info

Guardian Music — (33Jazz)British pianist, composer and educator Tim Richards has been both a lively hard-boppish soloist and a sharp talent-spotter (one of the UK scene's first employers of the now revered drummer Seb Rochford) since the 1980s. Though his more stylis... more info

Guardian Music — A musician as prolific as he was diverse, it's no wonder Moore's passing this weekend at the age of 58 has touched so many fansWhen the current lineup of legendary rock band Thin Lizzy toured last month, one of the highlights of the set was an emotio... more info

Guardian Music — From Jimmy Cliff to the Stone Roses, we delve into the darker corners of artists' back cataloguesThe huge response to our call for you to name your favourite B-sides is testament to music fans' abiding affection for the format. The casual listener ha... more info

Guardian Music — Seattle folk-rockers to release Helplessness Blues in May – and you can download the title track for freeFleet Foxes have announced the follow-up to their 2008 self-titled album. The Seattle folk-rockers will release Helplessness Blues on 3 May, fo... more info

Guardian Music — Interest in Joe Rose's music grows after Radio 4 show, with Plain Song becoming internet-assisted mini hitWhen Nick Park, creator of Wallace and Gromit, chose a song by the son of his oldest friends for Desert Island Discs, some said he was using his... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jeffrey Siegel said... Straight No Chaser's "A Very Jazzy Christmas" continues with Alexis Cole, and a Podcast interview with Dr. Lonnie Smith, the Hammond B-3 Organ master. http://www.straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com And many happy returns of the sea... more info

Guardian Music — When Springsteen plays live, he redefines the possibilities of pop, says Richard Williams – even if he did once muscle in on my dateIt was halfway through Spirit in the Night that Bruce Springsteen leapt from the stage of the Hammersmith Odeon in... more info

Guardian Music — The Smiths are half-right to disown the PM's fandom. But it's people with no musical convictions who are most suspectGood old Morrissey should keep his quiff stiff and not worry too much about whether David Cameron likes the Smiths or not. Though Big... more info

Guardian Music — They're not the best songs. They might not even be good ones. But they become the tracks we play again and again. Here, musicians and writers share their obsessionsIan Rankin (novelist)Van Morrison, Hard Nose the Highway (1973 LP)1989. I'd been livin... more info