Mazzy Star - new song California and new album Seasons Of Your Day

Mazzy Star release a new album - Seasons Of Your Day, in September this year, their first in 17 years. New song California has Hope Sandoval's gorgeous vocals and typical moody, ethereal feel. It's like they never went away. Read about the band's comeback here on the Spin website.

Pearl Jam - new album Lightning Bolt and song Mind Your Manners

New single: Mind Your Manners:

The National - "Demons"

Peter Kay and 'James' - Sit Down for Comic Relief 2013

RIP Reg Presley

David Bowie - Where Are We Now?

I've never been a huge David Bowie fan but at the risk of jumping on an already packed bandwagon, this new single, accompanied by a 'creepy' surreal video which isn't quite as odd as it could have been, is rather magnificent. You can see it all here.


This is Bowie's first new song in ten years and this nostalgia trip back to Berlin grows into a cinematic work of genius, subtle and unassuming with a delicate vocal contrasted with huge orchestral music.

BBC Sound of 2013 Shortlist and winner!

The winner of the BBC Sound of 2013 is LA sister trio HAIM. Great to see a band winning (so many solo artists have topped the shortlist in recent years) and such a strong female-oriented line-up. The top five are:

1. HAIM
2. AlunaGeorge
3. Angel Haze
4. Laura Mvula
5. CHVRCHES

HAIM create a combination of retro-80s pop rhythms, a bit of R&B and plenty of big guitars. There are definitely echoes of 'Tango In The Night' era Fleetwood Mac on big single Don't Save Me...


You can read about the winning band here.

Fuzzbox - Pink Sunshine. RIP Jo Dunne

The first band I really 'loved'...

Aimee Mann - Charmer Video

Cool video and song. Great idea.

Ben Folds Five - Do It Anyway (with the cast of Fraggle Rock)

New Band of Horses single and video (Knock, Knock)

Very cool new video for Knock Knock by Band of Horses, shot in the style of a cheesy 70s nature documentary. The single is taken from the band's fourth album Mirage, out next month. Thanks to NPR.

New Orbital album and preview video for Straight Sun

Orbital release their new album Wonky in April this year and the video for second track Straight Sun is now on YouTube. The album is produced by Flood.

Gathering Stories (Video) by Jónsi

The Sigur Rós front man Jónsi has provided music for We Bought A Zoo. The animated video for the wonderful Gathering Stories, co-written with director Cameron Crowe, is here...

The xx - Open Eyes (demo)

A new song (demo) from The xx. Dark spacious minimalism at its best...

Muppet Show theme (rare extended version) - for Jim Henson

Pearl Jam Twenty Trailer

The National video contest

The National and video games company Valve have launched a new competition: to make a video for Exile Vilify, the song The National provided for the game Portal 2.

You can hear Exile Vilify here:

R.E.M. ÜBerlin video

The new video for ÜBerlin by R.E.M.

Directed by Sam Taylor-Wood and featuring Aaron Johnson.

Mark Kermode Midnight Cowboy harmonica session

Great 'behind the scenes' video of Mark practising for his show-piece with the London Philharmonic: the harmonica part of theme from the movie Midnight Cowboy.

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