Guardian Music — Pizza Express Jazz Club, LondonWith his new album, True, the Dutch tenor saxophonist Yuri Honing sounds as if he has moved a considerable distance from the often fierce avant-fusion music he has made with his Wired Paradise band, and still more so fr... more info

Said the Gramophone — The Luyas - "Lady Stardust (David Bowie cover)". The Luyas find Lady Stardust in a very different club. The drinks are ice cold. The posters on the wall are melting. There is still a disco ball, slowly spinning, and... more info

Guardian Music — Manchester Arena As one of the genuine British pop superstars of the last 30 years, it must trouble George Michael that incidents such as crashing his car into Snappy Snaps under the influence of cannabis – which landed him an eight-week stretch in... more info

Guardian Music — EC says music giant can buy rival only if it sells off labels that are home to Coldplay, Blur, Kylie Minogue and othersUniversal Music has been given the green light for its £1.2bn EMI takeover by the European Commission, but will have to sell off l... more info

Guardian Music — That's the question we asked readers earlier this week – and here's a selection of responses. Is your first album on the list?Earlier this week we asked readers to tell us about the first album they bought. The response was huge, and sadly we can o... more info

The Independent — Coldplay, Kylie Minogue, David Bowie and other prestigious artists are set to leave EMI after Universal's £1.2 billion takeover was approved today on condition it sells several of the recording company's labels. more info

Starpulse — Slash is beginning to wish he had never opened up about his encounter with his naked mom and her one-time lover David Bowie - because the childhood confession has become a major story the rocker is... more info

ContactMusic — Slash is beginning to wish he had never opened up about his encounter with his naked mum and her one-time lover David Bowie - because the childhood... more info

411 Mania — It just slipped out... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIf anyone's a winner from the Chris Brown controversy it's Mick Hucknall, for the first time since 1986 no longer the most unlikable man in music. His bad rap wasn't just down to his smarmy playboy image, flashing his leonine... more info