Guardian Music — Last time focused on blurring the truth. This week we're after songs that are lost in the allureA warm hello to each and every one of you. What a week. I think we can safely say that, looking at the size and quality of responses, popular music does d... more info

Guardian Music — BBC4 documentary Heavy Metal Britannia offers an affectionate look back to a time when the leather-clad likes of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Saxon became Top Of The Pops regulars. But what forces forged the unique alloy that is British metal?"Metal... more info

411 Mania — And maybe Metallica, too... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Kane/WireImage Ray Davies has recruited Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, the Killers and Lucinda Williams to help him re-record classic Kinks tracks for a new album due out late 2010, NJ.com reports (via Twenty Four Bit). The genesis of the pr... more info

Guardian Music — The singer has enlisted the Jersey boys on his forthcoming album of duets, featuring new versions of classic Kinks songsRay Davies's forthcoming album of duets will feature Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi. The Kinks singer is recording new version... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley on Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip, a pair of "novelty" rappers who join the dots between Mos Def and Ivor Biggun, Benny Hill and Benjamin Zephaniah "... nothing is more entertaining than fucking with words and their arrangement" – Sc... more info

Guardian Music — These funky folkies are sons and heirs of those Canterbury musicians who did whimsical things with psychedelic and progressive rockHometown: Canterbury, Kent.The lineup: Liam Magill (guitar, vocals), Raven Bush (violin), Fred Rother (drums), Joel Mag... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Take cover! The new Peter Gabriel album Scratch My Back is a mixed bag of golden oldies and modern day artist songs. Mainly orchestral and sometimes radically reworked Gabriel tackles the songs with a mixture of glee and respect. The more subdued s... more info

Sixeyes — "Ben spends his time listening to his Dads old 70s vinyl and making mixtapes on an old double deck tape recorder. He makes a tape to try and woo the girl next door, Lily, the girl of his dreams."I really enjoyed this short film by young Brit director... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Former Kinks leader, Ray Davies has announced additional USA concerts to support his intriguing recent album, The Kinks Choral Collection, the revisit to some classic Kinks tunes and Davies solo tunes with the Crouch End Festival Chorus.... more info