Guardian Music — The only thing you could really expect from jazz in the noughties was the unexpectedJazz sounds different now; different from the way it sounded in the century that spawned it. It's not that over the last 10 years musicians have stopped improvising p... more info

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Rollo & Grady — 40.) William Elliott Whitmore – Animals In The Dark (Buy) Label: Anti Key Tracks: There’s Hope For You, Who Stole The Soul, Let The Rain Come In, Mutiny, A Good Day To Die 39.) Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy (Buy) Label: Matador Key Tracks: Ove... more info

Guardian Music — Utilities feature strongly in Apple's 2009 list of best-selling mobile software, following a "sensational" yearSatellite navigation programmes and the National Rail Enquiries service were among the most popular apps downloaded onto iPhones and iPods ... more info

AllHipHop — Run-ins with artists like Lil Wayne and Plies have grabbed headlines for rapper 40 Glocc, but now the rapper will attempt to prove his worth in Hip-Hop with the release of Concrete Jungle.   The West coast rapper’s album Concrete Jungle land... more info

411 Mania — I've been to dozens of gigs this year, including Alice in Chains, Killswitch Engage, Metallica and the Prodigy. Want to see which I reckon was the best? Click on the link and step into the pit... more info

Guardian Music — Stars such as Lady Ga Ga, Katie Price and, er, the Vatican, compile lists for relaunch of music-based social networking siteFor the launch of MySpace Music today, the site asked a selection of artists to create a playlist to share with their fans ââ... more info

8/1 — 50 Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy49 Jay-Z – The Blueprint 348 Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It47 Alasdair Roberts – Spoils46 Broadcast & The Focus Group - …Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age45 Richmond Fontaine ... more info

Guardian Music — Post-jazz laptop maestro Four Tet looks back at the Noughties with Paul Morley What if there was an award given out for being the British post-jazz musician of the year, or the decade, or come to think of it the century, seeing as how whatever we thi... more info

8/1 — Q 50 best albums of the year | worst list of da year50 Jarvis Cocker - Further Complications 49 Bob Dylan - Together Through Life 48 Ian Brown - My Way 47 Madness - The Liberty Of Norton Folgate 46 Golden Silvers - True Romance 45 Conor Oberst And ... more info