Guardian Music — Jessie Ware doesn't seem to be gunning for pop stardom or chart domination. But it all could happen anywaySophisticated, smooth and sensual, in the wrong hands Devotion could easily have been a footnote in the New Boring movement, that vibrant strai... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonOne song in, a foolhardy masochist dares to commit heckler's hara-kiri. "Louder!" he shouts at Lou Reed. "Not loud enough for ya, asshole?" the septuagenarian God of Grump barks back, to thankful cheers that age and frailty... more info

Here Comes The Flood — After two years of hard work, Chicago quintet Train Company have finished their The Remains Of An Effort album. There is a bit of Elvis Costello inspired rock (City Down By The Shoreline, Still Can Feel The Heat), electric blues (Myself In Two), jo... more info

Guardian Music — This month Tim's tour of genres takes the pulse of Nashville's greatest exportPerhaps it's not the most encouraging sign to start a journey into the world of country music with a blog called Nashville's Dead. As you don't need me telling you, Nashvil... more info

Guardian Music — Most of today's black artists, plugged into the corporate money machine, are reluctant to speak truth to powerIn a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the legendary entertainer and long-time political activist Harry Belafonte spoke frankly ... more info

Guardian Music — At the 2012 Edinburgh festival, Springsteen obsessive Sarfraz Manzoor talks about his one-man comedy show The Boss RulesAlex HealeyAndrew Dickson more info

Guardian Music — Leader of the Grateful Dead passes away of natural causes in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centreJerry Garcia, leader of The Grateful Dead, the ultimate San Francisco hippie band, was found dead yesterday in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation cent... more info

Popdose — Lashing out against the latest Springsteen backlash more info

USA Today Music — Plus: Drop the Lime, thenewno2, Jukebox the Ghost, Rebecca Ferguson, Elizabeth Cook, the Civil Wars, Bruce Springsteen. more info

Guardian Music — The Baywatch and Knight Rider star talks frankly about how he has come to terms with his new, semi-ironic fameDavid Hasselhoff, psyched from jetlag and a morning can of Red Bull, bounces into the living room of his home in LA, where his dog Henry and... more info