Guardian Music — For Italian jazz superstar Paolo Conte, music must contain romance and mystery or it is worthlessA hush across the packed theatre in Milan descends with the lights as Paolo Conte, with his voice of gravel and silk, growls into the next number, the hi... more info

Guardian Music — (Syco)Ever indefatigable, Simon Cowell here comes back from last year's Christmas single defeat by assigning his prize protegee to wrap up the album charts. So Boyle applies her quivering mezzo-soprano to a selection of carols and songs that might as... more info

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Guardian Music — How Kanye made George Bush cry, and other stories from the week in musicFive things we learned from the news this weekKanye West achieved the biggest rap diss of ALL TIMEThe one thing that Ozzy Osbourne's DNA can't handle Things don't always get bett... more info

Guardian Music — Welcome listeners. This week, Music Weekly ventures into slightly different waters for an extended interview with acclaimed director Tony Palmer. Palmer is responsible for some of the finest music documentaries ever made, and his latest has been a ve... 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

Stereogum — From Sid killing Nancy in Room 100 to Dylan writing “Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands,” Leonard Cohen’s dalliance that led to “Chelsea Hotel #2,” Mark “fucking” Twain, Warhol’s Chelsea Girls, Dylan Thomas’s collapse, and René Ricard a... more info

Guardian Music — (Wrasse)Paolo Conte is one of those rare musicians who remain inventive and surprising as they get older. He's now 73, but he has a concert coming up at London's Albert Hall next month, and a new album that provides a reminder of his ability to const... more info

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Totally Fuzzy — Amd said... IN MEMORIAM - SEPTEMBER 2010: Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1973) LFO – Summer Girls (1999) Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles – Them Changes (Live, 1972) King Coleman – Down In The Basement (1960) Big John Russell – Oh Mabel (... more info