Guardian Music — Reggae star joins Barack Obama and Elvis Presley in the elite club of those who have species named in their honourReggae immortal Bob Marley has joined Barack Obama and Elvis Presley in the elite club of those who have biological species named in the... more info

USA Today Music — A new species of coral reef crustacean has been named after famed reggae singer Bob Marley. The parasite infests fish in the Caribbean. more info

Guardian Music — Old Billingsgate, LondonIn Rio, this annual celebration of the links between Brazil's black culture and Africa is held in a grand disused railway station. In London, the Back2Black festival took over Old Billingsgate, the enormous one-time fish mark... more info

Mjsbigblog — American Idol 11 Top 24 contestant, Jen Hirsh, covers Bob Marley's "Is This Love" Video after the jump. more info

Guardian Music — The athlete, 25, on the spirit of Bob Marley, being romantic, and sitting under treesChildren, adults, old people, Prince Harry… everybody wants to race me. I get challenged to races every day. I met Mickey Rourke in a London club and we had a race... more info

Guardian Music — The drum'n'bass don and Digital Soundboy skipper empties the contents of his psychic record bagThe track I'll be opening my next DJ set with Marcus Visionary: Change You can't plan these things, although I have been known to open my sets with this.Th... more info

Guardian Music — From Beethoven to Bright Eyes: last week was all about pop paying homage to past mastersLast week we called for your favourite pop songs that borrow from classical music. There may be few as weighty or profound as their classical antecedents, but the... more info

Guardian Music — London 2012 kit will inspire me to run faster still, says world record holder, hours after recording quickest 100m in three yearsFor the fastest man in the world, he's not the most punctual. But fresh from running the quickest time in three years in ... more info

Guardian Music — (Dreyfus)This is bass-guitar star Marcus Miller's UK-tour repertoire of last month, plus a few bonuses, including the finely spun vocals of young New Yorker Gretchen Parlato and the rasping ones of Dr John on two tracks. For jazz-funk fans, it's para... more info

KEXP Seattle — Allen Stone and his band were the first act on the mainstage Friday night, and without a doubt, they opened up Sasquatch! with a bang. Stone’s set was 45 minutes of pure energy. He played all of the crowd favorites, including “Sleep”, “Satisf... more info