Guardian Music — For our latest visit to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – here's an interview with Elton John that first appeared in Rolling Stone in 1970, when the fledgling star was on the verge of making it big in... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Born in Leicester, Lord learned classical piano at an early age before being seduced by watching early rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis and jazz organist Jimmy Smith. He could have chosen a career as an actor after... more info

Guardian Music — Organist who infused Deep Purple with classical influences, helping to make them one of the world's biggest rock bands'We're as valid as anything by Beethoven," declared Jon Lord of his band, Deep Purple, in an interview with the New Musical Express... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Veteran record executive Joe Smith is donating 238 hours of taped interviews of rock, pop and other music world luminaries to the Library of Congress. Joe Smith interviewed Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Jerry Lee Lewis and hundreds of others for his 198... more info

Guardian Music — Hultsfred festival, SwedenSo this is the Third Coming. Their first was at the much-mythologised tail-end of the 80s, when indie and dance music swaggered together, and the Stone Roses' debut album became the baggy-trouser-wearer's bible. Second Comin... more info

Guardian Music — Click on the poster to hear bands appearing at Brighton's new music festival – and let us know who's worth checking outThe Great Escape, Brighton's new music festival, is just a week away. Now in its seventh year, the festival sees more than 300 ba... more info

Guardian Music — The Black Belles, Spoek Mathambo, Devin, Django Django and Willis Earl Beal are all set to appear at the Great Escape in Brighton in MayTHE BLACK BELLESNeed to know: All-female Nashville four-piece, helped along by Jack White.The lowdown: A garage ba... more info

Guardian Music — Drummer with the Band whose career stretched in many other directions has died of cancer aged 71A shorthand way of describing Levon Helm, who has died of cancer aged 71, would be as the drummer with the Band. This would have made him eminent enough, ... more info

ContactMusic — With news that Jerry Lee Lewis has got married for the seventh time apparently tying the knot with his carer Jude Brown it seems that theres plenty of life in the old dog yet the music legend coming into the public limelight again as a new 100-song b... more info

Guardian Music — Viva Brother's split and Samantha Brick's Daily Mail article provoked torrents of abuse. Why? Can't we separate a person's worth from the quality of their workIt's a commonplace in consideration of art: separate the work from the person. Larkin's poe... more info