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Creed - Scott Stapp To Tell All In New Book

5204 days ago
ContactMusic — Creed star Scott Stapp is to release his first autobiography in October 12 The singer recruited Marvin Gaye biographer David Ritz a Rolling Stone contributor to help him write Sinners Creed which he insists is a no-holds barred acc... more info

New band of the day: Pablo Nouvelle (No 1,321)

5217 days ago
Guardian Music — Swiss film-maker and musician who takes soul back to the future with a combination of new sounds and old samplesReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: Bern, Switzerland.The lineup: Fabio Friedli (sampling, production).The background: F... more info

Meltdown 2012 – Joan as Police Woman: 'I've watched Antony Hegarty grow into a political force'

5219 days ago
Guardian Music — Joan Wasser on playing violin with Antony and the Johnsons, and the new songs she's writing for Meltdown What does Antony mean to you? I walked into an Antony and the Johnsons rehearsal in 1999 to cover for a violinist and I felt instantly at home. A... more info

New band of the day – No 1,313: Waves of Fury

5229 days ago
Guardian Music — Combining R&B with garage rock, this south London lot aspire to be the Motown Mary Chain or the Stax StoogesReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Somerset.The lineup: Carter Sharp (vocals, guitar), Jamie Bird (piano, vocals), Fil Ward (guitars, voc... more info

Bob Babbitt

5231 days ago
Guardian Music — One of the last surviving members of the Funk Brothers, the backbone of Tamla MotownThe bass guitarist Bob Babbitt, who has died of brain cancer aged 74, was one of the last surviving members of the Funk Brothers, that exclusive club comprising a doz... more info

R.I.P. Funk Brothers bassist Bob Babbitt

5232 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — DETROIT (AP) -- Prominent Motown studio musician and Funk Brothers member Bob Babbitt, whose bass playing pounded through the Temptations hit "Ball of Confusion" and Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)," has died. He was 74. Babbitt died... more info

What songs get you in the mood for love? | Open thread

5232 days ago
Guardian Music — From Serge Gainsbourg's Gallic gruffness to Donna Summer's simulated orgasms, tell us the songs that light your fireIt's official: the 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon knows no bounds. After boosting sales in hardware shops (readers are said to flock the... more info

Funk Brothers legend Bob Babbitt dies, aged 74

5232 days ago
Guardian Music — Motown hero laid down basslines on many of the label's most memorable hitsThe Motown session musician Bob Babbitt, one of the legendary Funk Brothers studio team, ghas died aged 74. Babbitt's bass playing pounded through sauch Motown classics as the ... more info

Funk Brothers bass player Bob Babbitt dies at 74

5232 days ago
The Independent — Prominent Motown studio musician and Funk Brothers member Bob Babbitt, whose bass playing pounded through the Temptations hit "Ball of Confusion" and Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)," has died. He was 74. more info

Nas: 'Hip-hop belongs to all of us now'

5244 days ago
Guardian Music — He's been called the 'greatest rapper alive' and this year celebrates 20 years in the game. So why is Nas holding his ex-wife's wedding dress on the cover of his new album?Ever since Illmatic, his classic 1994 debut, Nas has been hailed as the "great... more info

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