Guardian Music — After a decade of struggle, singer-songwriter Rumer explains how a childhood love for musicals put her on the right trackIf dedication can be measured by the number of odd-jobs a musician is willing to undertake to keep his or her career dreams alive... more info

Totally Fuzzy — flunk said... Charlie Parker - The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) (1944-1948) Tubeway Army - Replicas (1979) The Only Ones - Peel Sessions (1989) Bongwater - Double Bummer (1988) http://flunk.over-blog.com FourSteps said... The long awaited (hopefu... more info

All About Jazz — Like this summer's highly successful Carole King and James Taylor tour, the 22-date Dukes of September outing that launches tonight will largely mine the music of the '60s and '70s, the era that directly influenced Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald and Do... more info

Guardian Music — This quirkysomething American singer stands a better chance than most of breaking the UK thanks to her Anglophile sensibilityHometown: New York.The lineup: Alex Winston (vocals, instruments).The background: If Clare Maguire is the new UK singer-songw... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — "Best Thing About Inception" Joseph Gordon-Levitt has something in common with the semi-deluded people who audition for American Idol: They think they can sing! But it's not all about singing on-key. It's about passion. And JGL - who we could watch f... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Bluesmen said... Makám: Yanna Yova http://bluesmen-worldmusic.blogspot.com Willard said... * JUSTIN BIEBER - The 35 Minute Space Epic Fantastic 35 minute track purported to be teen heartthrob Justin Bieber's "U Smile" slowed down 800%. You won't be... more info

All About Jazz — The mutual admiration and respect between James Taylor and Carole King was abundantly apparent during my conversation with them Tuesday just a few hours before the final stop on their joint tour. So after talking to them about how overwhelmingly p... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The mutual admiration and respect between James Taylor and Carole King was abundantly apparent during my conversation with them Tuesday just a few hours before the final stop on their joint tour. So after talking to them about how overwhelmingly... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Kip said... Digging For Days Update: American Bang-anthemic southern rock a la Kings of Leon http://diggingfordays.blogspot.com Chris said... Devo - The Pioneers that got Scalped Disc 1 http:/smalltakeover.blogspot.com Buns O'Plenty said... Bruce S... more info

MTV.com News — Jonas Brothers, American Idols Live! outings have also seen slow sales.By Gil Kaufman Rihanna Photo: Fotonoticias/ WireImage By now you've heard about the slump the concert industry is in this summer. Major tours are struggling and cancelin... more info