Guardian Music — This ambitious history of protest songs suggests their best days are over. They can, of course, be recycled…Among the challengers hoping to keep the X Factor winner Matt Cardle from topping the charts last Christmas were a new recording of John Cag... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ben said... Daily Downloads, Mar 10.11 Cannonball Adderley: Accent On Africa Air: Air Song Animal Collective: Fall Be Kind EP Art Ensemble Of Chicago: People In Sorrow Albert Ayler: Witches & Devils (Spirits) Bad Religion: All Ages Big Boi: Sir Lusci... more info

Guardian Music — Musicians don't have to open up their lives or invite someone on to the tour bus to give someone that joy, that feeling of being part of something biggerYou maybe don't remember the June Brides, despite them being Dave Eggers's favourite group. Way b... more info

Cross Rhythms — Billy Bragg, [dweeb], Iain Archer for Cheltenham festival more info

Totally Fuzzy — heywhatsthatnoise??? said... New Reviews and Downloads of the following singles: Enter Shikari - Destabilise (2009) - Post-Hardcore/Emocore Miss May I - Swing (Savage Cover, 2008) - Metalcore And the following Albums: Enter Shikari - Take to The Skie... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Given that I'm not doing the usual Friday feature, I dont think I can say that I am.A very big thank you to everyone who visited this past two weeks, especially those of you who helped out with the query about the record sleeve,And of course an enorm... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Cody B said... Eddie Fisher (the jazz funk guitarist)-4 lp's The Third Cup, The Next 100 Years, Hot Lunch, The Promise.. http://codyb3.blogspot.com Thanks Fuzz... Tongue said... MCALMONT & BUTLER - The Sound Of McAlmont & Butler SKEPTICS - Chowder O... more info

Guardian Music — After the glitz of the Brits, Radiohead put out a new album on their own website. These contrasting events show an industry in turmoil as pop stars and indie bands alike cope with a digital revolutionOn the face of it, it was a week in which the gre... more info

Guardian Music — The England PJ Harvey paints isn't the green and pleasant idyll of popular imagination, but a dear and bruised and bedraggled thingA few weeks back, I interviewed Colin Meloy of the Decemberists for these pages. Sitting in his study in Oregon, we di... more info

Guardian Music — Billy Bragg showed what a heartwarming man he isTom Robinson's interview with Billy Bragg (BBC 6music, Friday) was like listening to the spring awakening in Narnia: two gnarly old lefties, frozen under an evil spell since the watery 90s, burst alive... more info