Guardian Music — Songs set at dawn – they'd be full of sun-dappled reawakenings and hope for a new day, right? Wrong – it's mostly just a load of drunk people who haven't been to bed yetWhen coming up with this week's theme, I had it in my head that a trawl throu... more info

Metalsucks — This past Saturday was the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert-led joint “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” in Washington, D.C. And the good news is, metal got its props: While Cat Stevens — who now goes by the name Yusuf Islam — was performing �... more info

ContactMusic — OZZY OSBOURNE and YUSUF ISLAM stunned fans at an ironic, star-studded political rally in Washington, D.C. on Saturday (30Oct10) when they took the stage to perform a surprise... more info

Guardian Music — Squeaky voices, wanting to be Michael Stipe, getting punched in the mouth – Graeme Thomson asks Martha Wainwright, Tinchy Stryder and other songwriters for their memories of penning their very first tunesNeil Hannon: Nobody Wins When Somebody Dies... more info

Mjsbigblog — New Press Release from RCA about the upcoming Lee DeWyze album, Live it Up, due out November 16. After the jump, we got songwriting credits!  Lee co-wrote every song but one. (Kelly Clarkson had a writing credit on her first sing... more info

Totally Fuzzy — burro said... Effetto Venturi - Tutto a metà Difondo - Habitat Twelve Days Of Fitness - Ambient Session Nite The Shadow Line - Prima Scelta (singolo) Il Cavaliere Alessandro - Libera Dashboard On My Phone - Love Eater Zombie Fjelds - Day#12, The Sno... more info

Totally Fuzzy — olegelagin said... the Rolling Stones ~ 1967 ~ Flowers the Rolling Stones ~ 1965 ~ The Rolling Stones Now! Renaissance ~ 1975 ~ Scheherazade And Other Stories Otis Redding ~ 1964 ~ Pain In My Heart Cat Stevens ~ 1970 ~ Tea for the Tillerman the Soft ... more info

Guardian Music — The Handel House Museum is marking 40 years since the death of Jimi Hendrix, the composer's neighbour separated by timeNot only is it a smart address – Brook Street, Mayfair – but for Jimi Hendrix it was extremely convenient for the cat-about-tow... more info

Totally Fuzzy — ::Viva:: said... * The Offspring: Punk Esteem. Live in USA 1995. Soundboard @320. * Black Sabbath: Martin Years. Boblinger, Germany 1990 + Copenhagen 1989. Japanese Bootleg @320. * Judas Priest: British Steeler. Calderone Concert Hall 1980. Japanes... more info

Undercover, Australia — Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens) welcomed his first grandson into the family today. more info