NME - The Daily Download — Following the latest Arctic Monkeys tidbit; namely that ‘Suck It And See’ was influenced by ”Nick Cave, John Cale, Lou Reed, (David) Bowie (and) Leonard Cohen”, let’s see if you can spot the handiwork of any of those past masters on the lat... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Booker T. Jones, the great soul organist and session player, seems on this latest outing uninterested in flashing his celebrated chops merely to dazzle listeners. Half a century into a career best known for his work with those other Memphis studio ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — It's Friday again, so it'll be week-end soon... time for some partying for some? Here's one House/Techno/DJ set to get you all warmed up and in the mood... one single 1 hour and 5 minutes long track... the whole set as recorded at House of Blues on ... more info

Guardian Music — Mariah Carey had twins to the sound of her hit We Belong Together. Here's our birthing playlist . . .As if the royal wedding hadn't spread enough joy over the bank holiday weekend, singer and America's Got Talent judge Mariah Carey gave birth to twin... more info

ContactMusic — Buddy Holly superfans Sir Paul Mccartney and Cee Lo Green are among the all-stars who have recorded covers of the rock 'n' roll legend's classics for a new tribute album. The duo will join My Morning Jacket, Patti Smith and Lou Reed, among others,... more info

Guardian Music — Family car journeys are where musical seeds are sown. We revelled in the Gnu Song, the Bee Song and Bernard Cribbins's Right Said FredMy parents headed back to Lancashire after the Easter weekend, and as they left I gave them a pile of records for th... more info

Impose Magazine — As we've noted on these pages before, Mexico City's Los Negretes have mastered the art of dirty, boisterous garage rock with their own unique spin that careens care-free between psychotic romps (see "Los ultimos diez minutos de María Duval")... more info

Totally Fuzzy — All tracks taken from the new album 'Sketches From The Book Of The Dead' Released May 2nd (May 3rd - USA) on MUTE RECORDS. Michael John Harvey (born 29 August 1958 in Rochester, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian rock musician, composer, arr... more info

Nialler9 — This soulful tune from Booker T features a surprise vocal collaboration between Sharon Jones and The National’s Matt Berninger. The surprise comes from how easy Berninger fits into the groove alongside Sharon Jones. ‘Representing Memphis’ comes... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface takes a look at particularly interesting and/or exceptional cover art choices.) Expectations. We all have them, for better or worse, and with music th... more info