Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — "Do you remember?" goes the beginning of Earth, Wind and Fire's classic song, September. more info

ContactMusic — Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White fell victim to the latest celebrity death hoax on Friday (21Dec12) following false reports suggesting he had... more info

Guardian Music — Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of WightBestival is, the lead singer of Django Django robustly notes, "the first festival we've played in Britain this year where it isn't pissing down". As is so often the case, the weather seems to have affected the wh... more info

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Guardian Music — Lulworth Castle, DorsetBored of the bands? Then go welly-wanging. Join the Silly Olympics. Audition for the English National Ballet. Still bored? There's always the jousting. It helps to be under seven, but that is roughly 45% of the demographic of C... more info

Guardian Music — As Snoop prepares to headline Bloc.2012 we take a trip to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – and find him in 1994, doing the washing upSnoop Doggy Dogg is cleaning up. Literally. The number one gangsta ra... more info

Guardian Music — When Jupiter say they're disco, they mean the cheesiest end of it – all Moog bursts and cosmic funk bass. They really should have been on the Boogie Nights soundtrackHometown: Paris.The lineup: Amélie and Quarles.The background: There have probabl... more info

Guardian Music — Flying drummers, mysticism, religious iconography – Earth, Wind & Fire never knowingly employed restraintThings probably did get a little out of hand in the 70s. Emerson, Lake and Palmer tour buses could be seen from space; Black Sabbath had cocain... more info

Guardian Music — Multiple Grammy award-winning star to appear at Isle of Wight event in his only UK festival appearance of the summerStevie Wonder has been confirmed as the closing night headliner at this year's Bestival. The 25-time Grammy award winner will play the... more info

Guardian Music — Multiple Grammy award-winning star to appear at Isle of Wight event in his only UK festival appearance of the summerStevie Wonder has been confirmed as the closing night headliner at this year's Bestival. The 25-time Grammy award winner will play the... more info