All About Jazz — From her days as a pioneer of Cuban jazz music in the 1940s to her legendary appearances with the Buena Vista Social Club in the late 1990s and her following artistic revival, singer Omara Portuondo has good reason to celebrate. And this is what the... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Australia's TRUTH CORRODED released its new album, "Upon The Warlords Crawl", in Asia on September 13 through the Singapore-based label Mourning Sound Records. more info

Obscure Sound — While it may be overly restrictive of most French radio stations to only allow songs containing at least 40% of the French language in their lyrical content to be permitted on air, I also suppose that individualizing yourself within a market full of ... more info

Kerrang! — The Subways are auctioning their drum kit online for charity. Working with Action Aid, the band (joining forces with pop acts The Tings Tings and Duffy) are selling their kit to raise money and awareness for the Bollocks To Poverty campaign. All t... more info

Dlisted — Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (41) Asia Argento (33) Moon Bloodgood (33) Michelle Visage (38) Kristen Johnston (41) Maggie Cheung (44) Charlie Kaufman (50) Gary Cole (52) Debbie Morgan (52) Sophia Loren (74) Anne Meara (79) Dr. Joyce Brothers (80) more info

Happy Birthday to "Marie Antoinette" actress Asia Argento (1975), "3rd Rock From the Sun" actress Kristen Johnston (1967), film and tv actor Robert Rusler (1965), "Hero" actress Maggie Cheung (1964), "Office Space" actor Gary Cole (1956),[...] Read m... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to "Marie Antoinette" actress Asia Argento (1975), "3rd Rock From the Sun" actress Kristen Johnston (1967), film and tv actor Robert Rusler (1965), "Hero" actress Maggie Cheung (1964), "Office Space" actor Gary Cole (1956),[...] Read m... more info

Undercover, Australia — After half a century of unveiling talent in the European market, the Eurovision Song Contest will have an Asian equivalent in 2009. more info

JamBase — Greyboy Allstars & Parliament Funkadelic - New Year's Eve at The Warfield Greyboy Allstars Greyboy Allstars are pleased to announce New Year's Eve 2008 at The Warfield in San Francisco. This will be a co-bill with George Clinton & Parliament Fun... more info

BBC News - UK — A version of the Eurovision Song Contest is to be held in Asia next year, involving 15 countries including India and China. more info