“Alan Lomax, America’s most widely renowned folklorist and ethnomusicologist, who died last July at the age of 87″ Brought to you from our fine American friends at the World Socialist web site. Read it here.

Written by Duck Baker. Holcombe is one of my true musical hero’s. Seems Smithsonian/Folkways is releasing a new compilation of unreleased material. Read it here.

A group of underground music enthusiasts have come up with an unusual twist to the FCC’s rules on low-power FM radio. It’ called “The Thing” and you can find out more here.

“Armed with a small fleet of iPods, Porter’s embarking on a one-of-a-kind business venture: filling the little mp3 players with a specially created musical catalog and renting them out to area businesses.” Read it here.