Guardian Music — Stanley Reynolds tries to give modern music a fair hearingFor a whole decade now we have been putting up with the loud and aggressive artistic pretensions of pop music and mainly - and especially if we did not want to seem too outre - we have sat qui... more info

Guardian Music — Which is the most compelling musical memoir? Let us know …"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture," said Frank Zappa (or Elvis Costello, Laurie Anderson or someone else entirely depending on who you listen to). But is that a fair as... more info

Guardian Music — These Guildford goodfellas make gently atmospheric electro-pop. It's an offer you can easily refuse …Hometown: Guildford.The lineup: Joel Amey (vocals), James Balmont (bass, guitars, keyboards), Cameron Knight (lead guitars, beats).The background: ... more info

Guardian Music — Peter Blake's updated cover to the classic Beatles album has plenty of interesting faces - but a conspicuous lack of people of colourIt has been parodied by people as varied as The Simpsons, Eric Idle-fronted spoof band the Rutles, Frank Zappa and ra... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — I originally caught wind of Nolan Porter’s “If I Could Only Be Sure” via the cover that kicks off Paul Weller’s 2004 album, Studio 150. This, the single version, was released as a 7″ on ABC Records in 1972. Cut in Los Angeles, the track b... more info

Starpulse — Rocker Dweezil Zappa has been sued by his divorce lawyer over an allegedly unpaid bill. The musician's wife, Lauren Knudsen, filed for divorce in 2010 citing irreconcilable differences after five... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Dweezil Zappa has been sued by his divorce lawyer over an allegedly unpaid bill The musicians wife Lauren Knudsen filed for divorce in 2010 citing irreconcilable differences after five years of marriage and Zappa has been dealt a further blow ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Chico, CA prog quintet Clouds On Strings have made a concept EP about fruit. That's right, about fruit. Pomology puts the spotlight on an Apple, a Banana, a Kiwi and a Grapefuit. These guys sound old school in a good way. All the fun aside these g... more info

Guardian Music — Kings Place, LondonColin Towns, the one-time rock pianist and TV and film composer, paints big musical canvases, full of colliding characters who sound like relatives of Stravinsky, Zappa, the Beatles, Miles Davis or Kurt Weill. He usually unleashes ... more info

Starpulse — Legendary rocker Frank Zappa's longtime bassist Roy Estrada has been sentenced to serve 25 years behind bars for child abuse. The 68 year old, who served time in a California prison for committing... more info