The Music Fix — News Flash: 2 legends, one special eveningThe Music Fix was delighted to hear news of the highly anticipated June UK co-headline tour from soul legends Al Green and Michael McDonald. Billed as "2 Legends... One Special Evening,” the must-se... more info

Mjsbigblog — iTunes has the list up right now. I’m working on it… Let’s Stay Together – Al Green Respect – Aretha Franklin Let’s Get it On – Marvin Gaye Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers Superstition – Stevie Wonder Burn – Usher A House is... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Megaphonic Thrift @ by:Larm 2010 (more) tonight in NYC * Louis CK @ Caroline's * ACME @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * Kronos Quartet @ Zankel Hall * Al Green @ the Wellmont Theatre * John Zorn Improv Night @... more info

The Vinyl Villain — As I mentioned late last year on the only other occasion I can remember featuring Talking Heads, I liked them back in the day and am always reasonably happy when any of their songs make their way into my ears and brain via the i-pod shuffle function.... more info

Guardian Music — Is there anything of Jazzie B and Soul II Soul in today's black British pop stars, asks Paul Morley Read this tremendous interview with Jazzie B OBE as historian/scholar/enthusiast/cultural commentator/collector/motivator/fashion analyst/expert/elder... more info

Soul Sides — I finally got around to catching up on my blog reading and noticed that Super Sonido recently wrote up Mon Rivera's "Lluvia Con Nieve." This salsa classic was introduced to me by Murphy's Law and I consider it one of my Top 3 go-to, never-fail salsa ... more info

Undercover, Australia — Al Green was one of those acts I never expected to see in Australia mainly because at 66-years of age you would have thought if he would have wanted to come here he would have already been. more info

MTV.com News — R&B legend suffered a difficult recovery following colon cancer surgery.By Gil Kaufman Teddy Pendergrass (circa 1979) Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images One of the world's great soul men, singer Teddy Pendergrass, died at age 59 on... more info

Guardian Music — The big-voiced titan of silky soul, who died yesterday aged 59, deserves his place alongside the all-time greatsTeddy Pendergrass, the singer who inspired modern R&B lovermen from R Kelly to Raphael Siddiq, died yesterday, 13 January, at a hospital i... more info

All About Jazz — The trumpeter, who had hits such as 'Soul Serenade' in the 1960s, helped mold the Memphis soul sound with Green and Ann Peebles. Willie Mitchell, an influential record producer, label head and musician who worked closely with singer Al Green and o... more info