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Readers recommend: songs about austerity – the results

5057 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom RZA's tale of lean cuisine to Aerosmith eating the rich, take nourishment in our playlist of songs about hard timesThere's no shortage of songs about shortage. But paradoxically, reduced circumstances have often spawned great musical riches. Rea... more info

the first batch of tuesday updates

5060 days ago
Totally Fuzzyglenn said... Another 60s (sort of) kitchen sink mix of everything obscure to not so obscure. Try it, you'll like it -). Thanks Fuzz team! http://bornintyme.blogspot.com 1. "Red Light" - The Sands of Time - Sterling 1082, 1966? 2. "Sha La La" - The ... more info

RIP Trish Keenan Of Broadcast, A Band Whose Songs Made Your Heart Skip

5063 days ago
NME - In The OfficeBroadcast were many things – terribly underappreciated by all but those who knew, warily innovative, consistently good, often great (2003’s career best 'Haha Sound' is testament to that) – but more than anything, Broadcast were a cool band. Thi... more info

Photography books of the year – reviews

5097 days ago
Guardian MusicSean O'Hagan picks the year's best, including 50 years of rock photography, the war images of Don McCullin and Larry Sultan's strange take on his adopted home stateBest music bookA Star is Born: Photography and Rock Since Elvis (Steidl £26)A provoca... more info

Belle and Sebastian and London Contemporary Orchestra – review

5102 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Sage, GatesheadBelle and Sebastian used to play so quietly that a rustling crisp packet could be louder than the band, perhaps because they wished to avoid the aural havoc that cranked-up rock PA systems could wreak on their painstaking creations... more info

Various Artists: Tradi-Mods vs Rockers, Alternative Takes on Congotronics – review

5113 days ago
Guardian Music(Crammed)Five years ago, the Kinshasa-based band Konono No 1 released their Congotronics album, with extraordinary results. They used DIY instruments, some made from junkyard scrap, mixed highly amplified, wildly distorted traditional likembe thumb-p... more info

Portishead to curate new ATP event

5113 days ago
Guardian MusicI'll Be Your Mirror, which launches in 2011, will be the first in a new series of festivals to be held in cities instead of holiday campsAll Tomorrow's Parties is to launch its new festival series early next year. Like the original ATP, I'll Be Your ... more info

Portishead to curate new London ATP event, lineup inside

5114 days ago
DrownedInSoundThe people behind All Tomorrow's Parties have announced a new event, this time in London, without any chalets in sight. I guess you could call it a festival, but ATP are calling it I'll Be Your Mirror. Any self-respecting Velvet Underground fan would... more info

Velvet Underground - Cale Honoured By Charles, Prince Of Wales

5118 days ago
ContactMusicTHE VELVET UNDERGROUND star JOHN CALE paid a touching tribute to his late mum as he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in London on Friday... more info

Cale, Greer And Armitage Collect Royal Gongs

5119 days ago
Sky NewsVelvet Underground founding member John Cale has collected his OBE from Buckingham Palace - with his hair dyed pink, white and blue. more info

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