TThe Apprentice is, I think, the only reality-adjacent TV show I’ve ever watched. I’m a big fan, largely because of the unrelenting idiocy of (some / most of) the contestants.

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Bruce Springsteen delivers his response to the unfolding disaster in Minneapolis – a powerful riposte to the murderous exploits of ICE.

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Sly Dunbar was one half of the greatest reggae rhythm section in history, alongside the late and equally great Robbie Shakespeare.

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Packaging are a duo from Seattle who combine krautrok rhythms with swirling synths on this pulsating ode to airport anxiety. (more…)

Winged Wheel are a collective of musicians from different US cities playing an experimental fusion of krautrock and psychedelia.

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Canadian musician Konner Whitney channels the ghost of Lou Reed in his gritty baritone and the country-tinged music of Whitney K.

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Cindy Lee is the alter ego and stage name of Canadian musician Patrick Flegel, and this is from his acclaimed album Diamond Jubilee.

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This song is shit. Obviously it’s shit – it’s by Robbie Williams and everything he’s ever done is shit. This is no exception.

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Kenny Morris was a drummer with a unique style, and one of the founding musicians of post-punk in the early days of Siouxsie & The Banshees.

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Jessica Weiss takes time out from her dream-pop trio Fear Of Men to unveil her solo project New German Cinema.

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