WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Apropos of nothing but to get the police off the streets by nine o'clock, here's sixty-six minutes of The Originator, Bo Diddley, seen here with friends Jerome Green, The Duchess, Chuck Berry and himself, Bo Diddley: more info

Guardian Music — In our latest visit to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – we bring you an interview with the late Etta James, by Cliff White for NME in 1978"Thanksgiving Day in November will be my silver anniversary: 25 ... more info

Guardian Music — As this column ends, I thought it appropriate to talk about rock's profound sense of beginning – its power and possibility, its surging promiseThis column began five years ago, born, in a roundabout way, out of a friendship with my editor, Michael.... more info

Guardian Music — Lead guitarist with Fleetwood Mac in the early 1970sThe long-lasting pop band Fleetwood Mac is also one of the most controversial, its several changes of style and personnel often arising from romantic entanglements rather than musical differences. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Gogol Bordello - Dec 2009 (more by Paul Birman) Once again, we're approaching the new year, and as always, there are tons of ways to celebrate in NYC with a number of different New Year's Eve shows. Gogol Bordello are... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Andy Rehfeldt: Video mash-up master Andy Rehfeldt's work garners as many as 3 million views from a single video. Mash-up victims include pop star Rihanna, whom he has singing to country music, speed-metal icons Megadeth performing laid-back reggae an... more info

Guardian Music — Swinging jazz trombonist and prolific, classically influenced composerThe appeal of most jazz movies has rarely spread beyond the cognoscenti, but Bert Stern's captivating 1960 documentary Jazz on a Summer's Day quickly acquired the popular status it... more info

Guardian Music — In our latest visit to the archives of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – we visit John Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York in 1971, just as they're recording a song for Christmas, with the help of Phil Sp... more info

411 Mania — From Steve Martin's "King Tut" and William Shatner's "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" to Chuck Berry's "My Ding-A-Ling," Ray Stevens' "The Streak" and more, 411's 411's Wyatt E. continues his look at the top 32 novelty songs! more info

Guardian Music — Introducing the first of two exclusive session tracks, Anna Calvi explains why she covered the Shirelles' 1962 hitMy father used to play me classic 50s songs all the time when I was a kid – we would listen to Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Paul Anka and... more info