Guardian Music — It's an unanswerable question, but the search for rock's origins digs up many a treatThe question of what constitutes the first rock'n'roll record is controversial and highly emotive. It takes in serious issues about attitudes to race in 1940s Americ... more info

Guardian Music — The 'King of Pop' generated more income than Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Madonna and Jay-Z combined in 2010Michael Jackson's This Is It tour was the singer's plan to try to regain some control over the debts he had amassed during his extravagant life, and u... more info

Reuters — RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe, both long dead, get new lives in an online game aimed at the 40-and-over crowd that seeks to tap into the Hollywood legends' eternal, and lucrative, popularity. more info

Guardian Music — Country music singer and half of innovative duo Johnnie & JackJohnnie Wright, who has died aged 97, was one half of one of the great duet acts in country music. Under the billing of Johnnie & Jack, he and fellow singer-guitarist Jack Anglin were popu... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Singer-songwriter Chris Isaak says he was destined to make Beyond the Sun, his latest CD of mostly covers by such legendary Sun Studio artists as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis. more info

Pop Crunch — Hanna actor Eric Bana will play the King of Rock ‘n Roll — Elvis Presley — in Elvis & Nixon, an independent film about the musician’s unlikely meeting with former [...] more info

Guardian Music — It's seven years since the DJ's death. What are your Peel memories?Seven years ago today the legendary DJ John Peel died aged 65. The blog Keeping It Peel is recording various tribute events taking place this month, and they've declared today to be J... more info

Starpulse — Eric Bana is set to brush up on his rock 'n' roll skills to play Elvis Presley in a new movie. The Australian actor will tackle the role of The King in Cary Elwes' directorial debut, Elvis & Nixo... more info

ContactMusic — Eric Bana will play Elvis Presley in a new movie The Star Trek actor has signed up to star as the Blue Suede Shoes hitmaker in the indie film Elvis amp Nixon opposite Danny Huston as the former US president in the feature directorial debut o... more info

NME — The film portrays the real life meeting between the pair more info