Mike Vernon was a key figure in the British blues boom of the mid-Sixties, and produced a swathe of influential debut albums.

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Wayne Perkins was one of those Zelig-like music figures, a brilliant guitarist who pops up on records everywhere but never became a household name.

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CMAT resolves her differences with the Naked Chef to share the spotlight with him in a new video for The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station.

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Kim Gordon unveils the title track of her forthcoming third album, along with a striking monochrome video for a minimalist masterpiece.

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Field Music have come up with an ingenious solution to the parlous financial state of the music biz – they’ve become a Doors tribute band.

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Country Joe McDonald didn’t play country music but he did make a mark with his protest songs drenched in psychedelia.

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The death of Wes McGhee seems to have passed virtually unnoticed, even among the music community. Which is a big shame.

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This month is the usual eclectic mix, including a couple of protest songs, tunes from Taiwan, Canada, Australia and France, some old soul and reggae, a bit of disco, and tributes to the late Fred Smith (Television), Neil Sedaka, salsa giant Willie Colon and a bloke from Cake.

Courtney Barnett releases a new tune today, Mantis, from the Australian’s forthcoming album Creature Of Habit.

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