Guardian Music — Pop's visceral ability to trigger memory makes it an obvious tool for historical storytellers. But those memories don't always tally with what really went on"Emotional history" is how the film-maker Adam Curtis describes his Strange Death of Politica... more info

Totally Fuzzy — My Blog TOO 2 said... My Blog Too 2 # V.A. - For Adults Only [1999] # Luna - Bonnie and Clyde [1995] # Keb Darge & Paul Weller - Lost & Found Real R'N'B & Soul # Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Keep Me in Mind Sweetheart # Isobel Campbell & Mark Lan... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Buns O'Plenty said... Modern Jazz Quartet - Dedicated To Connie (1960) http://bunsoplenty.wordpress.com dr.nick said... Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape [2001] NOFX - Pump Up The Valuum [2000] http://defeatedsounds.blogspot.com thanks guys! jeffen said.... more info

Guardian Music — (Proper)This is gloriously vicious, bitter, sad and bleak, even by Richard Thompson's standards. Recording live with a four-piece band, he continues his assault on human folly and unpleasantness with 11 new songs that deal with bankers, murderers, s... more info

Guardian Music — Pianist with an enduring influence on the British folk sceneOn 30 July, just as the 56th Sidmouth folk festival in Devon was getting under way, Beryl Marriott, the festival's former music director, died aged 81. One member of Beryl's band at the seve... more info

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton HallNatalie Merchant has changed direction again. It's little more than two months since she toured Britain, backed by just acoustic guitars and a cello, reworking songs from her epic Leave Your Sleep album, on which she performed with ... more info

Guardian Music — Radio producer who helped music's biggest names record their first BBC sessionsI Produced Their First Session was the title of the book that Bernie Andrews never got around to writing. Mention any popular music name of distinction from the 1960s and ... more info

Guardian Music — Kitty Empire picks the albums she thinks should make the shortlistHow slowly a year passes. It seems like only, ooh, 12 months ago that rapper Speech Debelle was first spotted on the 2009 Mercury prize shortlist. She went on to clinch the prize last ... more info

Guardian Music — Jay-Z, Manchester & BirminghamFor all his beef with the band, artistically speaking, Jay-Z has quite a lot in common with Oasis. Like Oasis, he made his name with exciting, aspirational music. And like Oasis, when he achieved the regal status he crav... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Toxik Boys said... L.P.R ("Los Pichulas Rojas" or "Los Pata en la Raja") - Música de la Película Rascame los Cocos a Balazos (1989?) Rehersal Tape Another grindcore pioneer in Chile. A fucking rarity!! http://crucifiedforyoursins.blogspot.com C... more info