Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Lauren Pyrah of the UK's The Northern Echo reports: A rock legend was in the North-East yesterday to say farewell to one of the most talented drummers of his generation. more info

ContactMusic — Veteran singer SIR CLIFF RICHARD is returning to his roots - he will reunite with THE SHADOWS for a series of shows more than 40 years after they split. The Living Doll ... more info

Chorus.fm — *The New Frontiers* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thenewfrontiers) will play their final show as a band on January 3rd, 2009 in Dallas, TX. Full details can be seen in the replies. more info

Rolling Stone — Tonight, MTV bids farewell to one of its longest-running franchises: the after-school video and chat party Total Request Live. Rock Daily will be blogging at you live from MTV’s Times Square Studios, where network honchos have managed to wrangle Ch... more info

The Independent — South Africa has held a public memorial service for Miriam Makeba, one of Africa's best-known voices and a champion of the fight against apartheid. Makeba, 76, died after a concert in Italy last week. more info

ContactMusic — The career of Gong Li ( Red Sorghum, Farewell My Concubine, Memoirs of aGeisha ), one of China's leading actresses for more than two decades,appeared to be in jeopardy after ... more info

Sky News — A million poppies will be dropped from a Tiger Moth plane over the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) in Southampton today to mark Remembrance Day. more info

People.com — The queen of soaps says her time in the ballroom was "definitely worth it" more info

Mojo 4 Music — Kinks Working On New Material?! Farewell Nathaniel Mayer and Jimmy Carl Black... more info

JamBase — MerleFest 2009 :: April 23-26 :: Wilkesboro, NC MerleFest 2009 is set to go down on April 23-26 on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC. Ready to celebrate its 22nd year, the following artists will join host Doc Watson for a wee... more info