Guardian Music — Take That are bigger than ever, inspiring a wave of comeback tours from the likes of New Kids on the Block, Blue and East 17. Craig McLean talks to former teen idols about six packs, fandom and Eurovision – and discovers why Busted will never refor... more info

Guardian Music — The Slaughtered Lamb, LondonCanyon in the Rain. Ballad of the Pines. Valley of the Silver Moon. Dappling country twanglers full of "divine lakes" where "the beaver still chops the pine". The music of North Carolina folkie Jonathan Wilson paints such ... more info

ContactMusic — Singer/songwriter Jackson Browne's son Ethan has broken a vertebrae after flipping his car three times in a horror crash. The Take It Easy hitmaker's actor/model son was heading to an Independence Day (04Jul11) party in Los Angeles when he swerved to... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The pop icon is backed by a younger generation of folk-rock performers during Wednesday's packed show at the popular Silver Lake venue. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Jackson Browne bridges generation gap with Dawes and Jonathan Wilson at the Satellite on Wednesday. more info

Guardian Music — An affectionate heir of Laurel Canyon counterculture, this US singer-songwriter is a Gentle Spirit by name and natureHometown: Forest City, North Carolina.The lineup: Jonathan Wilson (vocals, instruments).The background: Older than most to appear in ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Tonight at the Satellite, the L.A. folk-rock band Dawes will back up Jackson Browne as a warmup for their own U.S. tour and Browne's short European solo tour. more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonGregg Allman had a liver transplant just over a year ago and faces further surgery this summer, but you would never have guessed it. With his hair in a ponytail and dressed in jeans and denim shirt, he sat behind his Hammond B-3 organ... more info

Guardian Music — The musician doesn't want the politician using his song on the campaign trail. But what did she expect? She's a Republican after allHow do you know there's a US election gearing up? Because some potential leader of the free world is running around sa... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Bruce Springsteen and Jackson Browne were among the music luminaries who turned out to mourn saxophonist Clarence Clemons in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday. more info