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Nialler9 — Orchestral Pop Fantasia is the name of Mike Scott’s State mix; 16 tracks featuring Ennio Morricone, Scott Walker, Jean-Claude Vannier, Liz Fraser, Noah And The Whale and more. Superbly described Mr. Scott. Full tracklisting. More mixes on his very... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... BRAND NEW MOODS presents: - Talking Heads "Speaking in Tongues" (remaster, bonus tracks) Talking Heads found a way to open up the dense textures of the music they had developed with Brian Eno on their two previous studio albums ... more info

Guardian Music — What is it about Yeats that is so attractive to rock stars, and why does Auden have the crowd moshing at the Forum? Graeme Thomson meets the musicians turning poetry into popOne day in 2005, Mike Scott decamped to his music room armed only with a lon... more info

MTV.com News — The son of another famous drummer, Starkey has actually been working with the band since 1996.By Gil Kaufman Zak Starkey performs during the Super Bowl XLIV halftime show Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Every classic-rock fan knows the tita... more info

Guardian Music — (Geffen)Fyfe Dangerfield's band Guillemots make adventurous songs that throw in not just the kitchen sink but associated plumbing as well. His fabulous solo debut is the opposite, though. Recorded in just five days in a little studio, two songs are m... more info

Rock Sellout — What elements go into making a good mixtape? It's a conversation I've had with many...and something I thought about driving home from Milwaukee this afternoon. In my opinion, a good mixtape is something that creates new avenues to travel. It immediat... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Zak Starkey, (born 13 September 1965) is an English drummer, well-known as the first child of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) and his first wife Maureen Cox. Starkey is mostly noted for his unofficial membership in The Who, since 19... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said...JOE GALLANT & ILLUMINATI The Blues For Allah Project (1996)Live, big band Grateful Dead. Bizarre reading of the Dead classic. Includes some Dead members. Listen BEFORE you download at...NEVER GET OUT OF THE BOAThttp://nevergetoutoftheb... more info

Guardian Music — Things can only get worse as we examine songs that see the glass as half emptyO was for optimism, and now the alphabet allows us to flip-reverse into negativity. Last week, when Mike Scott of the Waterboys saw the crescent, we all saw the whole of th... more info