USA Today Music — It’s a stretch of the imagination to say Desert Trip wouldn’t exist without Chuck Berry. But not a big one.             more info

Stereogum — In 1960, black rock ‘n’ roll guitarists like Chuck Berry were among the most vital forces driving popular culture. By 1970, a black rock ‘n’ roll guitarist like Jimi Hendrix was considered a strange anomaly. Over the course of a decade rock m... more info

Chorus.fm — A Kickstarter has launched to press a reproduction of the Golden Record that was included on the Voyager space probes: The Voyager Golden Record contains the story of Earth expressed in sounds, images, and science: Earth’s greatest music from myria... more info

PopSugar — Now that Game of Thrones' most recent season has come to a close, it's been pretty hard to accept the fact that we won't be seeing Jon Snow, the saddest, sexiest bastard in all of the seven kingdoms, on our TV screens every Sunday. Luckily, Jon's of... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — As Cleveland prepares for the 2016 Republican National Convention, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is opening a very timely exhibit around rock and politics. "Louder Than Words: Rock, Power & Politics" looks at some of the most important debates in ou... more info

Guardian Music — The comedian turned singer on police racism, finding humour in the blues and what he learned from his hero, PrinceHi Lenny! You’ve just put out a blues album, New Millennium Blues. What is it with comedians and the blues (1) ? The blues has be... more info

MSN Music — The songs remain the same. There’s a fine line between musicians being influenced by one another, and plagiarism. Some attempt, and fail, to (ahem) blur that line. The latest group to face such controversy is Led Zeppelin. Their legendary song “S... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Gene Simmons has once again responded to Ice Cube's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame speech. As previously reported, the KISS bassist/vocalist recently made negative comments about the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inducting rap artists, saying he was looking... more info

TMZ — Toby Keith stepped out of his comfort zone with one of the best songs ever, ever, ever recorded. Toby was vacationing in Hawaii when he took the mic at Kelly O'Neil's in Waikiki and did justice to Chuck Berry. Toby's rendition was fueled by Jack… ... more info

The Independent — In 1973, John Lennon was sued by an American music mogul for the claimed theft of lyrics written by rock and roll legend Chuck Berry. The case was settled out of the court but it turns out the Beatle was not the only member of his family to be accus... more info