Guardian Music — Francesco makes absurd claims about Shakespeare in Italy. And that's fine by meThe last time I wrote about Francesco da Mosto, he was presenting Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage and I described him as "a Venetian count with a simian face, a shock of ... more info

Guardian Music — A lot of thought and planning, that's what. Allan Glen explains the clout behind Sunderland's progress towards becoming music's new Liverpool or ManchesterWhat is it that transforms an area's local musical landscape into a national credible scene? We... more info

ContactMusic — Soul star Adele and music mogul Simon Cowell have unveiled self-portraits for a special art project marking Queen Elizabeth Iis upcoming Diamond Jubilee Actor Richard E Grant boyband The Wanted and singers Bryan Ferry and Sir Cliff Richard have also ... more info

Guardian Music — Billed as the 'new Bowie', Jobriath exploded onto the glam rock scene in the 1970s – and then disappeared. Marc Almond salutes a personal heroBritain in the early 1970s was going through a depression: the naive dreams and optimism of the 1960s had ... more info

Guardian Music — Even if you like the right music at the wrong time, there's never a wrong time to discover Joni MitchellI liked all the right music. Just not always at the right time. Bowie was already clean and dull by the time I discovered him; ditto Lou Reed, Bry... more info

Perez Hilton — Like Father, Like Son???? Ewwwww… British singer, Bryan Ferry, 66, has married Amanda Shepperd, 29, who was his son, Isaac's, 26, ex-girlfriend! That is beyond disturbing…your dad as an Eskimo brother?! The odd couple got hitched on Turks and Ca... more info

Stereogum — A big week for former Roxy Music leader Bryan Ferry! Newsday reports that the dapper, 66-year-old glam veteran got married, for the second time, to 29-year-old Amanda Sheppard on January 4. The ceremony went down on the Turks and Caicos Islands, a Br... more info

USA Today Music — The British pop singer, 66, says it's hard to meet people "your own age who aren't married." more info

411 Mania — His second... more info

E! Online — "Love Is the Drug" isn't just a Roxy Music hit. It also just might be Bryan Ferry's wedding song. The British art rock band's suave frontman tied the knot with... more info