Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsIt seems like this should have happened a long time ago, but on Jan. 29, rock 'n' roll icon Roy Orbison will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Orbison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 1987 and whil... more info

Live Daily — Recording resumes; summer tour in the works Crosby, Stills & Nash have resumed work on an album of covers with producer Rick Rubin. The trio already has seven tracks in the can and expects to record another dozen tunes. Rehearsals for the remaini... more info

Guardian Music — Guitarist in Janis Joplin's band, who epitomised San Francisco's psychedelic eraJames Gurley, who has died of a heart attack aged 69, became known as a ­pioneer of psychedelic blues guitar during his career with the San Francisco band Big Brother ... more info

Guardian Music — Since debuting aged 13 with her father, Serge Gainsbourg, on a pop single called 'Lemon Incest', the French-British actress and singer has courted controversy. Last year she starred as a demonic mother in Lars von Trier's controversial film Antichris... more info

Most people associate the happy go lucky folk revival days of Greenwich Village in the late 50s and early 60s with Bob Dylan. That goes for the plethora of musicians on this anthology celebrating the music of that place and that era. Five of the thir... more info

The Independent — Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will launch an Asian tour in April with stops in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea, organisers and reports said Wednesday. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — As nice as the official ‘bootleg series’ releases have been over the past 10+ years, it’s the unofficial stacks I regularly find myself turning to when looking for an off-kilter Dylan fix. Long available in trading circles (at times known as th... more info

Guardian Music — American singer-songwriter acclaimed for his raw, uncompromising lyricsThe singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, who has died aged 45 after an overdose of muscle relaxants, was a veteran presence in the independent, rather than the mainstream, music charts... more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — 100 Best Albums of The Decade01. Kid A - Radiohead02. Is This It - The Strokes03. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco04. The Blueprint - Jay-Z05. Elephant - White Stripes06. Funeral - Arcade Fire07. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem08. Modern Times - Bob Dyl... more info

Guardian Music — It seems that new resolutions, fresh starts, are often accompanied by regret and almost always carry the potential for failure, says Paul MacInnesIt must be a confusing time of year for those employed at gymnasiums. On the one hand, the guaranteed fl... more info