Guardian Music — He once did so much acid he thought his guitar was a snake. But don't worry, these days Carlos Santana is more interested in singing through his fingers and comparing himself to a horseGood evening Carlos, how are you?I'm grateful! Happy!What do you ... more info

ContactMusic — ZZ Top will receive the Living Legend Award at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour The veteran rockers - comprising Billy Gibbons Frank Beard and Dusty Hill - will follow in the footsteps of Jeff Beck Alice Cooper Ozzy Osbourne Jimmy Page and Iggy Po... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — At age 26, bandleader Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is the heir to a legacy of Crescent City musical royalty that includes Dr. John, the Marsalis family and the Neville Brothers. With a hip-shaking sound that mixes New Orleans jazz with funk, hi... more info

ContactMusic — Jimi Hendrix has seen off competition from a string of Brits to top a new Greatest Guitarists poll The rock legend landed at number one on the Rolling Stone list ahead of Eric Clapton Jimmy Page Keith Richards and Jeff Beck who make up the top five b... more info

Guardian Music — As the Rolling Stones prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first ever gig, we visit Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – for an interview with Mick Jagger in 1987 by the late Tom Hibbert for Q... more info

Guardian Music — Tony Cash (Letters, 23 June) is right to say that Paul McCartney's melodies are better than Bob Dylan's. Indeed, Dylan himself has admitted to being "in awe" of McCartney as a tunesmith. However, to say that McCartney's songs lend themselves to more ... more info

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Guardian Music — The Rolling Stones frontman vamped, preened and mimicked Steven Tyler as Arcade Fire and the Foo Fighters got in on the actMick Jagger's career has been studded with collaborations, from the stuttery electrofunk track State Of Shock, which he recorde... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mick Jagger hosts and performs on Saturday Night Live this weekend. The above screen shot is from one of the two promo videos you can watch below...... more info

411 Mania — Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire are already on board... more info