Mercury News, California — Jan. 30--Kathy Sunderland, former tour manager for Phil Lesh & Friends and most recently production and office manager for Lesh's Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, died Jan. more info

Mercury News, California — Grateful Dead, Santana, Doobie Brothers among artists on new benefit CD more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Grateful Dead experts can talk at length about the band's varying periods, be it the band's jazzy, never-ending folk excursions or its blues-rock roots. But regardless of the era, if you have ever listened and enjoyed any of it, and then thought, 'I ... more info

Mercury News, California — "Grateful Dead: The Long Strange Trip" has gotten longer. The largest collection of the Marin-based band's artifacts and historical documents ever displayed has been extended through March 24 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, it was ann... more info

Mercury News, California — Eric Church, Grateful Dead, Lupe Fiasco, Jason Aldean discs also rank on our gift guide more info

Guardian Music — This London five-piece have produced a debut single so promising you worry whether they'll ever quite match itReading on a mobile? Listen hereHometown: London. The lineup: Charlie Boyer (vocals, guitar), Danny Stead (bass), Sam Davies (guitar), Samir... more info

Guardian Music — Notes & Queries is a series where readers answer other readers' questions, on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts. Add your question or answer belowHawkwind had only one hit single, in 1972, but are still go... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New Yorker notes the afterlife of the Grateful Dead, kept alive through the band's many meticulously preserved live recordings. The Telegraph profiles poet Edward Lear's artistic side. The Creators Project examines how Beck's music was turned int... more info

Mercury News, California — Special edition sets and multi-CD packs will appeal to fans of Paul Simon, Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Grateful Dead, Mariah Carey and the Doors. more info

Guardian Music — Wayne Coyne gathers 'heady fwends' to create track-for-track remake of classic prog album In the Court of the Crimson KingThe Flaming Lips have released the second in a series of rerecorded classic prog and psych albums. Following 2010's reimagining ... more info