L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rupert Murdoch's role in Elvis Presley's final days more info

Guardian Music — You can try any number of tricks but even the best songwriters don't know how they do it, as a new BBC2 show provesHow do you write a hit song? Through the decades, many books have been written on the subject – usually by people who aren't songwrit... more info

Guardian Music — Pavilion Theatre, ManchesterOther Manchester international festival acts may push back more boundaries, but for sheer enjoyment it's hard to look further than Candi Staton. After beginning her visit by performing gospel for free in Manchester churche... more info

Guardian Music — It's not about small woodland creatures, and it's definitely not about Terry Wogan. Alfred Hickling joins in with the Cornish Floral DanceIn May 1911 a young violinist and composer of light music named Katie Moss visited the small Cornish mining tow... more info

L.A. Times - News — South Carolina's presidential primary has an unbroken record of picking the Republican nominee. But this time it could go to an insurgent candidate — with uncertain consequences for the party and for 2012.Turning a South Carolina rally stage into a... more info

Guardian Music — Vitriol, pride and self-pity are the main ingredients in Andy Kershaw's sad memoirI have personal experience of Andy Kershaw's absent off switch. In March 2008, during the period when, thanks to alcohol and the break-up of his relationship with the m... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Oh my god, could you imagine being a descendant of Elvis? That's the most pressure-filled legacy we could possibly imagine! Benjamin Keough is the teenage grandson of the very man himself, and here he is outside the Ritz in London. How many hours do ... more info

CNN Showbiz — In an auction featuring memorabilia from the Beatles, Madonna and Elvis Presley, it was Michael Jackson who proved to be king. more info

Popdose — Memphis has a lot of attractions for music fans, all of which seem to exist to help people fill up a weekend and spend lots of money. Only one really matters, though: Elvis Presley’s mansion, Graceland. The pilgrimage has been parodied in “This i... more info

Guardian Music — During Monday's Republican debate in New Hampshire, CNN's John King broke from serious policy discussion to ask candidates 'this or that?' preferences, posing to Michele Bachmann which she preferred: Elvis Presley or Johnny Cash. (Unlike her, you can... more info