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iTunes censors 'doo wop' songs

5646 days ago
Guardian MusicApple's automated censoring service confuses the 1950s genre for a racial slur, marking song titles with an asteriskAn automated censoring service has left iTunes embarrassed after it censored "doo wop" to "doo w*p", confusing consumers, including Ra... more info

With Stephen Fry on Twitter, who needs The X Factor?

5647 days ago
Guardian MusicNew band Patch William were wondering how to market themselves – until Stephen Fry's tweets solved their problemThough Jan Moir may have been disappointed, hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers breathed a sigh of relief as Stephen Fry cha... more info

2-Disc 'Pirate Radio' Soundtrack Hits November 10; Features The Kinks, Beach Boys, David Bowie, The Who & More Vintage Cuts

5649 days ago
The PlaylistWe haven't discussed "Pirate Radio" much, because... well we haven't. It was once named, "The Boat That Rocked," in the U.K., and there were rumors that the film — which features a very strong cast including; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy... more info

Album Review: Bob Dylan, "Christmas in the Heart" (Columbia)

5650 days ago
Live DailyOn paper, the mere thought of 68-year-old Bob Dylan [ tickets ] croaking his way through a set of Yule-tide standards could have inspired the brains behind the "Golden Throats," those collections of hilariously bad recordings, to start compiling a ho... more info

Polly Tones (No 659)

5653 days ago
Guardian MusicThis acoustic Swedish duo have covered Brian Wilson's magnum opus SMiLE with just voice and guitar – and it's breathtakingHometown: London.The lineup: Malin Dahlgren (vocals) and Viktor Naslund (guitar).The background: We were going to do this... more info

Kool Kiss # 29: Marie-Flore

5656 days ago
Streetkiss Music Ma première rencontre musicale avec Marie-Flore remonte à peu de temps. Plus précisément à cet été, quand je me suis procuré la version digitale du Cheesecake de Severin ou j'y ai entendu pour la première fois Big Mou... more info

First Look: Adam and Darcie – “California Trail”

5660 days ago
RawkblogWith a title like California Trail, you’d expect more Beach Boys in Adam and Darcie’s sophomore album, but with autumn in full swing in L.A., I’m glad they went in a less sunny direction. The album has the chilly Pacific Northwest charm of my b... more info

Carnie Wilson Gets 'Unstapled'

5661 days ago
StarpulseSinger Carnie Wilson has landed her own reality TV show which will chronicle her latest weight battle. The daughter of Beach Boys star Brian Wilson famously underwent gastric bypass surgery[...] Read more! more info

Why Fleet Foxes will never be as big as America

5664 days ago
Guardian MusicTheir debut album might be a modern classic, but Fleet Foxes need to write radio-friendly anthems if they are to match the success of the 1970s folk rockersCan people be blinded by hype into accepting absolute garbage into the rock'n'roll canon? I re... more info

And now for our 'classic album'

5665 days ago
Guardian MusicThe 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

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