The Vinyl Villain — This was what I expected to be writing about last week instead of some emotional outpourings about the sudden death of a brother.And just because I'm writing about it today doesn't mean I've gotten over everything. Far from it.It does seem very stra... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jofel said... Screaming Blue Messiahs, Eric Burdon, Hole, Girlschool and PurrBox now playing in Internet Explorer as well ... (fixed the mp3 player) http://pulsatta.blogspot.com olegelagin said... Cherubin ~ 1974 ~ Our Sunrise Charlies ~ 1970 ~ Butt... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper's alter-ego Sir Lucious Left Foot is Big Boi but mature 'like a fine wine', and a nod to his late fatherIf there were a general consensus that Big Boi was the McCartney to his OutKast sparring partner Andre 3000's Lennon, Andrew Ridgeley to hi... more info

Guardian Music — Loved by Prince, 'endorsed' by P Diddy, and doing it for the working class: we meet Atlanta's ArchAndroidProne to psychobabble about "connecting energies" and "internal compasses", it's difficult to dissect Janelle Monáe. She's certainly sombre and ... more info

Gigwise — The Australian reveals... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — OutKast star Big Boi has embarked on a crusade to get reclusive British singer Kate Bush back in the recording studio. more info

ContactMusic — OUTKAST star BIG BOI has embarked on a crusade to get reclusive British singer KATE BUSH back in the recording studio.The Hey Ya! hitmaker admits he has always been a fan... more info

Guardian Music — Is he a genius or a hoaxer with too much time on his hands? Possibly bothHometown: London.The lineup: Ergo Phizmiz (vocals, music).The background: Listening to Ergo Phizmiz, we're torn between declaring him a genius and wondering aloud, as per Greil ... more info

Stereogum — When I posted about Tamaryn’s “Mild Confusion” this past October, I said the group “make like Siouxie Sioux singing over a heavily warped, all-consuming Dead Can Dance (or non-warped My Bloody Valentine) backing track” and noted — along w... more info

Guardian Music — More Kate Bush than Kate Nash, this young female singer writes catchy, commercial songs that never fail to hookHometown: Walthamstow.The lineup: Jess Morgan (vocals, synths, guitar).The background: Let's not sit on the fence today (the splinters are ... more info