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Check out Roberta Gambarini.

New becomes a much more encompassing term as you advance in years. The White Stripes are not new by most kids' standards, but I think Jack White is one of the greatest guitar players ever.

Chrisette Michele is amazing!

None that I am yet aware of.

Nibs Van Der Spuy: Beautiful Feet. It is beautifully recording of fantastic music. One of my favorite albums of all-time.

Cuong Vu and Taylor Ho Bynum.

As much as there are some songs/music pieces that I really like, I only bought back up/archival copies when I had less than 500 LPs and a Dual Table. Today, I have plenty of LPs and a much better turntable so I'm not worried about wearing out my records. Besides, the few CDs I buy don't wear out, forever stuck in their own purgatory. So, I'd rather buy new stuff. Sometimes, I have been known to buy a MoFi or something like, but as a rule of thumb I prefer to spend my money on new stuff. I mean, the world does NOT need fifty copies of Madonna/Pink Floyd/The Who when there's so much music in the vaults and being made today.

I don't believe in new music. Just kidding. I am pretty wild about TV On The Radio, The Fiery Furnaces, and Grizzly Bear.

I mostly enjoy the music I grew up with, but the latest efforts from Cat Power, The Greatest, and I've played the hell out of the Shins' latest, Wincing The Nite Away. But can there be a better experience to be had out there than playing those 2 LP sets cut at 45rpm from Analogue Productions? I don't think so. (BTW, I am Canadian and I definitely don't work for AP).

A saxaphonist by the name of John Coltrane... Amazing how something can sound so completely refreshing every time it's played. Newport '63 & '65.