Altsounds — Alex Winston was given her first guitar when she was 7. When her Dad's advances to teach music to her older brother fell on deaf ears, she was gladly the runner up. Sitting in the basement for hours practicing chord progressions and listening to ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The documentary 'Troubadours' on KOCE talks to such '60s and '70s artists as Carole King and James Taylor about their time at West Hollywood's Troubadour."Troubadours: Carole King, James Taylor and the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter," a presentation o... more info

Altsounds — Alex Winston was given her first guitar when she was 7. When her Dad's advances to teach music to her older brother fell on deaf ears, she was gladly the runner up. Sitting in the basement for hours practicing chord progressions and listening to ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Singer-songwriters Carole King and James Taylor are the focus of Morgan Neville's film on Doug Weston's famed West Hollywood club.Watching the warmly nostalgic "Troubadours" is like going to a reunion of old friends. You're so happy to see them again... more info

Topix — If you were old enough to buy music in the seventies, there was one album that was very likely in your record collection: Carole King's Tapestry . more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Carole King and James Taylor are the focus of a new documentary that looks at their role in the singer-songwriter movement and the Troubadour club, where they got their start in the 1970s. more info

Guardian Music — Pop svengali behind hits for the Monkees and the ArchiesIt irked Don Kirshner, who has died of heart failure aged 76, that he was never inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "My body of work is as big as anyone's and nobody knows the half of ... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Don Kirshner, Music, R.I.P. Rock music promoter and producer Don Kirshner died today of heart failure in Boca Raton, Florida. Don gave future superstars like The Police and Billy Joel early national... more info

Altsounds — Alex Winston was given her first guitar when she was 7. When her Dad's advances to teach music to her older brother fell on deaf ears, she was gladly the runner up. Sitting in the basement for hours practicing chord progressions and listening to song... more info

The Telegraph — She's a latter-day Carole King, and hobnobs with pop royalty - so why did Rumer hire Alan Partridge's bandleader? more info