Guardian Music — This French DJ and producer is being hailed as a bona fide eclectic warrior, capable of flitting wildly between stylesHometown: London.The lineup: Julian Brambilla.The background: They've been great, haven't they, this year's Guardian Albums of 2009?... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The Steepwater Band (l. to. r): Jeff Masey, Todd Bowers, Joe Winters Chicago power blues trio The Steepwater Band are gearing up for their first ever full scale European tour. They have two dates in the States before they fly to Spain to support Mar... more info

Stereogum — Violens is a band with great taste. That, and it's not often a pop group can include Ulver and Burzum in their list of influences and find a way to back it up sonically. Outside the metal, their frozen blend of Durutti Column's spacious post-punk ... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Back in October we told you about Violens, the project of ex-Lansing-Dreiden member Jorge Elbrecht, their remix of the Very Best, and their new 7" coming out in the UK via Chess Club. Now with a full-length on the way, Violens are offering a free "Wi... more info

Soul Sides — Bobby Reed: Time Is RightFrom 7" (Bell, 196?)Tek and Steele: We Came Up (Crystal Stair) (feat. Talib Kweli)From Reloaded (Duck Down, 2005)Tek and Steele: We Came Up (Bobby Reed Section)My man Hua hepped me to this Smif N Wessun cut from 2005 that mis... more info

NME - Radar — Day two was even more like a movie. They were booked to play an outside show at USSB -University College Santa Barbara- at 12-noon. It wasn't part of a festival or anything. Just a random show, on a break, as people went to and throw lessons, we did... more info

Music is Art — Sweden’s Air France created and shared their own dreamy remix of St. Etienne’s “Spring”.  Please take a listen to the track below and watch the video in high-res over at  Sincerely Yours. [MP3] St. Etienne :: Spring [Air France Remix] [... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Swedish Balearic pop group Air France have remixed British indie pop group Saint Etienne's "Spring", a song from their recently reissued 1991 LP Foxbase Alpha. The redo will surprise few familiar with both of these groups, and I suppose that's the po... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I've got fed up waiting and so I've closed down my accounts at Fileden. I can only apologise for the failure of the blog to function properly this past 5 days, especially if you've been frustrated at the inability to listen to some of the songs that ... more info

Guardian Music — The ultimate in rock nostalgia - why bands are now gigging their old albumsRock nostalgists are having a heady time of it. It is now possible to go to three gigs a week without hearing anything new, thanks to the number of bands playing "classic alb... more info