Totally Fuzzy — Crescentius said... Crescentius Mixtapes: Songs arrive: 1. Josephine Foster - Little Life 2. Northern Picture Library - Love Song for the Dead Ché #2 3. Tindersticks - Factory Girls (live) 4. Erika Wilhite - Rip Tide 5. Trespassers William - Vapou... more info

Guardian Music — Rufus and Martha Wainwright to sing in a tribute concert for their mother as part of festival curated by Richard ThompsonThis year's Meltdown festival in London will feature a tribute to the late Kate McGarrigle, lead by the folk singer's musical off... more info

Pop Justice — No wait, come back - we know a Polaroid photo of a bequiffed warbler actually holding a Polaroid camera might set off the HIGH ALERT siren on your Hoxtometer and it is, admittedly, a conceptual nightmare which conjures images of a spooksome netherwor... more info

Pitchfork — What: HopscotchWhen: September 9-11Where: Raleigh, NCWho: Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Public Enemy, Fucked Up, No Age, Atlas Sound, Washed Out, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Marissa Nadler, Javelin, Active Child, Harvey Milk, Tortoise, and more. (... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — John Ciambotti, the bassist for the Bay Area ’70s rock band Clover, wasn’t a household name. More than 20 years ago he gave up the helter-skelter life of a touring musician, became a chiropractor working in the Los Angeles area... more info

All About Jazz — I just learned today that Dr. John Ciambotti has passed on. He was my chiropractor for years, but so much more. He was the bassist in the underground, influential band Clover, who became Elvis Costello's back-up band on My Aim Is True, Huey Lewis' ba... more info

All About Jazz — John Ciambotti, bass player for the 1970s Bay Area rock band Clover, which backed Elvis Costello on his debut album, and a session musician for acclaimed folk-rockers including Lucinda Williams, John Prine and Carlene Carter, died Wednesday in Glenda... more info

NME — Gig-run will begin in Birmingham on June 21 more info

Guardian Music — I was just thinking about The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes for some reason. A song I've known and loved since the record first came out.What the hell is it about, anyway? A woman has done him dirt, as he sees things. That much is evident. But what ... more info

Allmusic Blog — 1979 seemed to be overloaded with great singles in all sorts of areas. Most of the greatness was coming out of England, from the last gasp of punk (although it hardly sounded tired when Stiff Little Fingers pumped out "Alternative Ulster" and "Suspec... more info