Plus: The Reader’s Tal Rosenberg on the right way to listen to Ricardo Villalobos, violinist and personal trainer Barbara Queen on the best chin rest, and more
Plus: Reader music editor Philip Montoro on Egyptian pop singer Abou El Leef, Anatomy of Habit front man Mark Solotroff on Sisters of Mercy bootlegs, and more
Plus: Reader music editor Philip Montoro on the indomitable Staff Benda Bilili, Lovely Little Girls bassist Alex Perkolup on "one of the most impressive studio tans of the early 70s"