For those of you who caught a glimpse of Nils Landgren’s Funk Unit (the hottest funk band in Europe according to German press), headlining the Sunday slot at the Heiniken Jazz Festival a while back…

Record labels want us to buy music, so ? The Guardian’s Chris Salmon goes on the scrounge

Billboard has reported that Steely Dan principal Walter Becker plans to release his first solo album in 14 years by early June, and says he may hit the road to promote it later in the year.

Progressive rock band Billy The Mountain have signed an open-ended record deal with UK-based ACMEBROADC@ST RECORDS, an independent label specialising in original rock music with roots in the ‘60s and flavoured with the blues and R&B.

The Saxophone Pub and Restaurant is a Bangkok institution and has been serving up the hottest blues and jazz bands in town for over a decade.

They paid their dues, did the homework and gigged to audiences from around the world

My great friend confidante and man-about-the-universe Andrew Hirsamboon commissioned an interview with a musician here in town who slipped the Jungle radar.

It sounds like a dream come true: eat certain foods and banish belly fat forever.

There are pool bars and there are pool bars in Bangkok…and there’s Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy and Patpong too…but one neat bar tucked away off the main drag on Sukhumvit Soi 7 is Asolute 7 Bar with nosh and pool, two bands and loads of willing hands in tight jeans…err…cute waitresses. Music ’till very late and this is a great little soi in it’s own right too. Didier runs Absolute 7 and any fuss he’s your man. Great pub grub too.

Bit of a job keeping up with all the news of who’s doing what to whom in the world of own rock and roll but thankfully we have our very own music biz CNN…CLICK HERE AND READ ALLABOUT IT

Our mates over at Sukhumvit Eye magazine reckon there’s more to life than a good book and who am I to argue…with my girlfriend

Yes will hit the road in July for a 25-city tour in celebration of their 40th anniversary.