Year of the Pig by Xiaobaosg * AMG Presents the Stachies: Sixteen of Music's Best, Boldest, and Bushiest Mustaches! * Optronica : Music & Visual Art festival Optronica is a 4 day event held in London beginning on 14 March. Lots going on like cinema screenings, talks & installations, along with performances by Trever Jackson, Rechenzentrum, Semiconductor and more. * Marc Ribot - Mon Petit Funk : A one-hour special show stream from 2003 dedicated to the music of NYC Downtown guitar hero Marc Ribot * The Vieux Farka Touré / "Ana" Remix Contest : Vieux Farka Touré son of the late Ali Farka Touré's song Ana gets a remix contest via CCMixter. Something I hope to participate in, in the coming days. Heard via Benn Loxo. * News on the upcoming Kings of Leon album and some live mp3s in Neiles Life. * As mentioned by Henri's comment Prog Not Frog is hosting Bosphorus Bridges, which is a compilation of Turkish funk & jazz from 1968-1978. I'm sure you'll be amazed with some of the songs here.