Scott Walker
It seems like a bit of an oversight that I haven't taken time to note that Scott Walker is one of the greatest singer / songwriters of all time. The dude has recorded some of the heaviest music will ever reach human years, and it still hits like a ton of bricks. It's simply a cultural injustice that Scott Walker never got as huge here in the USA as he did in England.
Anyway, the man himself has a new album coming out this May and you can view a great little interview piece about him over at You Tube that really gives a nice perspective on his creative output. It's worth watching, seriously.
And there's also a really mega-super-cool dose of old-school Walker Brothers goodness right here. I watched it like five times in row just now.