CNN Showbiz — When Sam Beam stepped into the spotlight on Iron and Wine's 2002 debut, he was a novelty act. That acoustic guitar, that soothingly sweet tenor voice, that flowing mountain-man beard? Pop music hadn't seen anything like it since the heyday of Cat Ste... more info

Totally Fuzzy — olegelagin said... the Zombies ~ 1997 ~ Zombie Heaven Zakarrias ~ 1971 ~ Zakarrias Zabu ~ 1972 ~ My Coffin's Ready the Michael Yonkers Band ~ 1968 ~ Microminiature Love the Yardbirds ~ 1965 ~ Having a Rave Up Sweet ~ 1998 ~ Originals - The Best 37 Gl... more info

Totally Fuzzy — FourSteps said... In honor of his birthday, Four Steps' Sinatra retrospective picks up again in 1967 and continues to his final solo recordings in 1984. http://fourstepsfromtheblues.blogspot.com Global Rock Team said... Cat Stevens - Catch Bull At F... more info

Totally Fuzzy — zerode said... Christmas Song of the Day: JINGLE BELLS versions by Gene Autry, Jack Johnson, Dean Martin, Chris Isaak, The Temptations, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles info on the song and links to albums also ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH numerous versi... more info

The Quietus — Great work from Cat Stevens and Conny Prantera for sale more info

Totally Fuzzy — Barbatrucmobile said... Vinylidyllique ! Magnog - "More Weather" (1997, Kranky Records) Honey for Petzi - 'Nicholson" (2003, Gentlemen Records) Larmousse - "Larmousse" (2000, City Slang) Sylvain Chauveau - "Le livre noir du capitalisme" (2000, Les ... more info

Guardian Music — Songs set at dawn – they'd be full of sun-dappled reawakenings and hope for a new day, right? Wrong – it's mostly just a load of drunk people who haven't been to bed yetWhen coming up with this week's theme, I had it in my head that a trawl throu... more info

Metalsucks — This past Saturday was the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert-led joint “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” in Washington, D.C. And the good news is, metal got its props: While Cat Stevens — who now goes by the name Yusuf Islam — was performing �... more info

ContactMusic — OZZY OSBOURNE and YUSUF ISLAM stunned fans at an ironic, star-studded political rally in Washington, D.C. on Saturday (30Oct10) when they took the stage to perform a surprise... more info

Guardian Music — Squeaky voices, wanting to be Michael Stipe, getting punched in the mouth – Graeme Thomson asks Martha Wainwright, Tinchy Stryder and other songwriters for their memories of penning their very first tunesNeil Hannon: Nobody Wins When Somebody Dies... more info