The most annoying habits of record store shoppers

The brave souls who devote their lives to selling records face specific challenges in addition to the usual retail headaches —  Lorena Cupcake, vinylmeplease.com

The 50 best psychedelic rock albums of the Summer of Love

List includes Donovan, Love, the Beatles and Pink Floyd — Brooklyn Vegan

Why my guitar gently weeps

The slow secret death of the electric guitar —  Washington Post

The 25 Best Canadian Debut Albums

Artists chosen range from Leonard Cohen and Dream Warriors to Lhasa and Mary Margaret O'Hara — cbcmusic.ca

Abel Tesfaye isn't the biggest star of the new The Weeknd video

Two Toronto landmarks steal the show —  Azure

U2’s Joshua Tree tour might make us remember why they were once so loved

Band in decline returns to firmer ground on current tour —  Ben Rayner, Toronto Star

Stephen Stills and Judy Collins Announce New Album and Tour

After 50 years of friendship, the pair release their first joint album on Sept. 22 —  Michael Gallucci, ultimateclassicrock.com

Lorde: ‘I want to be Leonard Cohen. I want to be Joni Mitchell’

She was a star at 16, and David Bowie called her the sound of tomorrow. Four years on, the singer-songwriter is aiming even higher — Tom Lamont, The Guardian

Newfoundland band re-writes song, making it slower for woman pre-planning her own funeral

Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers accept unorthodox request from 81-year-old fan  —  Aly Thomson, CP

Saxophone star Donny McCaslin was the perfect choice to help shape David Bowie's sonic epitaph

He performs at Vancouver Jazz Fest this weekend —  Alexander Varty, Georgia Straight

Find your new favourite musician in Halifax

101 new local acts to see and hear in Halifax — The Coast

Tommy Stinson on the Replacements, Guns N' Roses and a rebooted Bash & Pop

Veteran rocker plays a Sled Island show on Saturday — Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald

Toronto Jazz Fest mixes rising stars with legends

Aretha Franklin, Joss Stone and Bria Skonberg are amongst the headliners — Trish Crawford, Toronto Star

A tribute to Prodigy of Mobb Deep

Rapper for the hit duo passed away on June 20 — Village Voice