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Pitchfork — Bad news from Domino: The great New York jazz drummer Steve Reid died of cancer last night. He was 66. As a teenager, Reid started out as a drummer in the Apollo Theater house band, working under Quincy Jones. He played on Martha and the Vandellas' "... more info

Allmusic Blog — Veteran Jazz drummer Steve Reid, who had a long and varied career playing for the likes of James Brown, Sun Ra and Fela Kuti, passed away Monday night. Reid, who had recently made somewhat of a comeback through his duet albums with Four Tet’s Kiera... more info

MTV.com News — We help the remaining contestants navigate the Beatles songbook.By Eric Ditzian Crystal Bowersox Photo: Ray Mickshaw / FOX "American Idol" introduced its first-ever Beatles theme week in March 2008. Armed with access to the finest songs in ... more info

MVSW — Das EFX ~ “They Want EFX” Gotta love Das EFX with the iggedy style delivery over some James Brown funk! Samples James Brown ~ “Blind Man Can See It“ Malcolm McLaren ~ “Buffalo Girls“ Quincy Jones ~ “Body Heat“ Lyrics Bum stiggedy ... more info

Altsounds — *THE NAKED HEROES* is a two-piece hailing from Brooklyn, New York, and features *George Michael Jackson* (guitar, vocals) and *Merica Lee* (drums). With influences ranging from Black Sabbath and The Cramps to James Brown and John Lee Hooker, thi... more info

Popdose — The famous story goes that T.A.M.I. Show (Shout Factory) Executive Producer Bill Sargent wanted the Rolling Stones to close the show. The Stones, however, had seen James Brown’s act, and were not eager to follow him. Brown wasn’t too happy about ... more info

All About Jazz — The 1964 concert never turned into the annual fundraiser it was envisioned as, but it did bring together the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys and James Brown, and now it's on DVD. "The T.A.M.I. Show," the fabled film document of an equa... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The 1964 concert never turned into the annual fundraiser it was envisioned as, but it did bring together the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys and James Brown, and now it's on DVD. ... more info

Guardian Music — It's been a strange old week for some of our more iconic deceased musicians. First there were the bizarre rumours that James Brown's body was no longer in its crypt (in which he was buried in 2006). Despite the fact that his daughter LaRhonda Pettit ... more info