Guardian Music — Stand aside, kids: there's a new group of rock'n'rollers in town. Alexis Petridis looks at how the over-50s may just be the saviours of our troubled music industryThe Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall is not the kind of venue that rock bands dream of pla... more info

Guardian Music — Forget anonymous CDs and invisible MP3s, the format that gave birth to rock'n'roll is the real future – and the fan's ultimate festishThe seven-inch single will be 60 years old at the end of this month – and has somehow managed to escap... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — I’ve always thought that 50’s rock has the short end of the critical stick. It's simplicity and unpretentiousness is often confused for lack of depth But the range of rock, r&b, and pop that emerged in the second half of the decade is ... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook There's a dangling question mark over any artist who breaks from their main band to do a solo album. Hopefully, the music answers the question readily, announcing a vision some remove from their day job, but sometimes it takes lon... more info

New stylings please ... Beyonc Knowles is co-exec-producer and star of this biopic of legendary US recording company Chess Records, which started up in 50s Chicago and gave us giants like Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry. Adrien Brody plays Leonard Chess... more info

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The Telegraph — Chess Records gave the world Bo Diddley Muddy Waters Chuck Berry and a host of other stars. A new film has brought the label's story vividly to life - even with Beyoncé as a strangely foxy Etta James. more info

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Paste Magazine — Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. Fun Fact: A “howlie” (or “haole”) is a slang term for a tourist in Hawaii, not some sort of wolf creature. Why They're Worth Watching: Howlies have taken 1950s and ‘60s rock and turned it on its head, creating an ... more info