Guardian Music — Amid the power struggle between hacktivism and officialdom, Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow explains why he is working on a system to fund online activists hit by corporate blockadesIf there is a battle over the future shape of the internet ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Grateful Dead: All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection is a 14-DVD box set that collects 38 hours of live performances from the 1970s through the 90s. Criterion Collection releases Robert M. Young's Alambrista! and a Blu-ray edition of... more info

Guardian Music — Which is the greatest autobiography by a musician? Six readers tell us their thoughtsEarlier this week we asked readers to tell us about their favourite musical autobiographies. Here are a few of the responses we received.Scott Homiak on A Drink with... more info

Topix — Grammy winner Mickey Hart, the famed drummer from The Grateful Dead, has a new band and a new album out. more info

USA Today Music — Want to take a long, strange trip back in time? The Grateful Dead exhibit opens today at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info

ContactMusic — Never-before-seen video footage of rockers the Grateful Dead in concert in 1989 is heading to movie theatres for a limited screening next month Apr12 The two-and-a-half hour film of the gig which took place at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in Wisco... more info

Starpulse — Grateful Dead star Jerry Garcia's belongings, instruments and handwritten set lists are to be put up for auction in California this spring. Auction house Bonhams will sell off the hit-maker's per... more info

ContactMusic — Tragic Grateful Dead star Jerry Garcias belongings instruments and handwritten set lists are to be put up for auction in California this spring 12 Auction house Bonhams will sell off the hitmakers personal effects as part of the Visions of Garcia eve... more info

Guardian Music — In April 1972, the Grateful Dead visited Europe for the first time, playing two dates at the Empire Pool, Wembley. Mick Farren reported on the freak flagbearers' visit for the International Times, revisited here on our latest trip to Rock's Backpages... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch Yorkville, IL folkies The Giving Tree Band tackle Brown-Eyed Women, a Grateful Dead live show favorite. » thegivingtreeband.com more info