Guardian Music — Last week you sent us your favourite lunar tunes. Now we want songs with pep in their step ...What to do about classical music? That's the question that's been rattling around my noggin'. I don't mean "do about" in the sense of "take care". I have no... more info

MVSW — Piers Faccini & Camille ~ “One of These Things First” This is rad, and a great cover. It’s been a while since I posted a blogotheque video, and this one is a great cover and just plain rad. Here’s Piers Faccini, Camille and Dominique coverin... more info

Rolling Stone — Harper Simon recently stopped by the Rolling Stone offices to perform some stripped-down tracks off his self-produced and self-titled record, which earned a three-and-a-half star review from RS. Click above to watch the singer/songwriter (and son of ... more info

Streetkiss Music — Hello hello ! Semaine musicalement bien remplie, aussi bien en terme de concerts que d'écoute de disques. La première et fort sympathique surprise de la semaine se prénomme Marie-Flore. Elle fait partie des 14 demoiselles présen... more info

Guardian Music — Musical arranger best known for his work with Nick DrakeIn his first year as a music student at Cambridge University, Robert Kirby sought to join Footlights, the undergraduates' fabled arts and drama club. He was turned down, but the events of that d... more info

My Old Kentucky — We here at Laundromatinee/My Old Kentucky Blog will always have a soft spot for a fellow Kentucky expatriate, especially one as talented as Mark Charles Heidinger. Heidinger is a modern day troubadour and story-teller with a classic style. When h... more info

Rawkblog — You’d think the Internet would expedite things, but there’s still a dearth of access to Australian music in blogosphere-land, at least at the sites I frequent. Here’s your passport: Ned Collete’s 2006 gem Jokes And Trials, a wryly somber sing... more info

Rawkblog — LEARN TO LOVE: Five-song snapshots of essential bands. Start here and dig deeper. Nick Drake – “Cello Song”: mp3 (from Five Leaves Left, 1969) Nick Drake – “Northern Sky”: mp3 (from Bryter Layter, 1970) Nick Drake – “Which Will”: mp... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Pick up this week's NME to read more about Jack's favourite records. A record by a hero… Nick Drake - Pink Moon "I always find it really interesting that he started off with high production and then ended with 'Pink Moon', an incredibly sparse a... more info

The Late Greats — The Duchess called me the other day on the way to work. Left a message asking we hand anything by Vandaveer. As luck would have it, I had gotten the promo from Supply and Demand a few days prior. I gave it a spin upon her recommendation. Vandaveer is... more info