Guardian Music — Bored of Matt Cardle and the anti-X Factor brigade, led by Cage Against The Machine, already? Fear not, because there is a third way this Christmas. The Independent reports that fans of Sir Cliff Richard, no less, are launching an online campaign to ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — S R Management said... My First "X" Rated Post! Christmas With Col. Trick - 2007 Bonus Album 01 Chipmunk Song - Canned Heat 02 Christmas Song -Little Mike & The Tornadoes 03 Remember - Christmas Nilsson 04 Silent Night - Jimmy Smith 05 We Free Kings... more info

Guardian Music — From the Wombles to Katie Melua, via John Major and a snark, Mike Batt's career has been nothing if not eclectic. And he's glad he never got to conduct the Berlin Phil, writes Alexis PetridisYes, agrees Mike Batt, as he peruses the lunch menu, his ha... more info

Guardian Music — The demise of the Walkman prompted tributes from readers, so we curated a playlist that best captures your memoriesOn Monday we brought you the sad news of the demise of the Sony Walkman. The portable cassette player was a revelation, freeing us from... more info

Guardian Music — Earlier this week, we asked which songs rewind you back to the age of the Sony Walkman. Here are your favourites ...Gitfinger – Level 42's World Machine album: "I wore out both Walkman and cassette in 1986"kyzajai – Beastie Boy's, Pearl Jam – 1... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Veteran singer Cilla Black has an unlikely rival for her pal Sir Cliff Richard's affections - David Beckham's mum. more info

The Mirror — David Beckham's mum begged Sir Cliff Richard to let her be his date at his 70th birthday party tonight - instead of Cilla Black. more info

ContactMusic — Veteran singer CILLA BLACK has an unlikely rival for her pal SIR CLIFF RICHARD's affections - soccer superstar DAVID BECKHAM's mum.The You're My World hitmaker has been... more info

ContactMusic — SIR CLIFF RICHARD's manager has come to the singer's defence after fans complained they felt "flat and disappointed" by his new jazz sound.Richard staged a series of... more info

Guardian Music — Lucy Mangan on the people making the headlines, for better or worse, in the past seven daysUniversity challengedLord Browne I feel so blessed to be living at a time of such splendid innovations. Take, for example, the recommendations of Lord B's rep... more info