Guardian Music — Annie Clark, aka St Vincent, tells of a Texas childhood of road trips and sunny days sharing music with friends"We're just scampering down memory lane, aren't we?" says Annie Clark, the exuberantly talented singer-songwriter who makes music under the... more info

411 Mania — From Nirvana's Nevermind getting snubbed in favor of Natalie Cole's Unforgettable...with Love to both Eminem and Radiohead losing out to Steely Dan's Two Against Nature and more, 411's Christopher Bell ranks the top 10 Worst Grammy Album of the Year ... more info

Detroit Free Press — If there's one truism about the Grammys these days, it's to bank on the unexpected. Recent years have been marked by last-second surprises, with big winners such as Arcade Fire and Steely Dan turning expectations on their heads and leaving ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — AJA is an interpretation of Steely Dan’s 1977 studio masterpiece, produced, arranged and recorded by the band at home during the summer and fall of 2010. Moody, dense and textured, AJA is an exploration of physical and emotional space and the real... more info

Guardian Music — This Canadian indie crew have given one of the most notorious examples of pop sophistication a rough and ragged makeoverHometown: Toronto.The lineup: Jason Couse, Wes Marskell, Dave Hurlow and Michael le Riche.The background: We got taken to task by ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Steely Dan singer/keyboardist Donald Fagen (1948) English model Abigail Clancy (1986) Actress Sarah Shahi (1980) Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964) Actress Janet ... more info

Popdose — It takes an admirable level of chutzpah to cover a band with an aesthetic as singularly knotty as Steely Dan’s, but that’s just what Toronto’s the Darcys have done with their upcoming tribute to the Dan’s classic Aja album, scheduled for a Ja... more info

Totally Fuzzy — For today's Live Performance we have some very special and critically acclaimed guests. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen teamed up once again in 2000, to release the first Steely Dan studio album in 19 some-odd years. That has to be some kind of ... more info

Guardian Music — If you like the hypnagogic soft rock of Ariel Pink and glo-fi slow jams of Washed Out, this will be right up your alleyHometown: Philadelphia.The lineup: Benjamin Louisiana (more instrumental/less vocal) and Thomas Crystal (more vocal/less instrument... more info

Guardian Music — Joe Goddard and Raphael Rundell take us back to the 90s – and its not the likes of Oasis they evoke, but the era's house musicHometown: London.The lineup: Joe Goddard and Raphael Rundell.The background: The 2 Bears comprise one fifth of Hot Chip, i... more info