Guardian Music — As with Judy Garland, so much energy has been given to her death in the public eye and so little to the process that took her thereAmy Winehouse is dead and any useful understanding of the mental illness that killed her seems far away. Already the po... more info

Guardian Music — The death of Amy Winehouse, widely reported as due to a suspected drug overdose, has drawn attention to drug misuse across the country. How bad are the figures?• Get the dataHow bad are the drug deaths figures?Shortly after 4pm on Saturday afternoo... more info

ContactMusic — Tragic Amy Winehouse has joined the Forever 27 Club of influential stars who died at 27. Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Rolling Stones star Brian Jones are the most high-profile members of the group of celebrities who died ... more info

Guardian Music — Despite the self-awareness in her lyrics, the singer's death – like Kurt Cobain's – was shocking in its awful predictability"Now he's gone and joined that stupid club, I told him not to join that stupid club." These were the rueful words uttered ... more info

Pop Crunch — Between July 3, 1969 and October 4, 1970 three very famous musicians died at the age of 27. Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin were the founding members of what is known as The 27 Club. Since the club was formed, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and... more info

Stereogum — UK press is reporting that the troubled singer died in her home today of a suspected drug overdose, though cause of death is still officially unexplained. Despite recently completing a rehab program, Winehouse had to cancel a European tour following ... more info

Guardian Music — 'My favourite smell? Freshly cut grass in summer'Slash, 45, was born Saul Hudson in London and raised in England and Los Angeles. He was an original member of the rock band Guns N' Roses which formed in 1985 and sold 100m albums worldwide. Slash – ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay Carney ...and he likes Hendrix and knows his facts too. Check out this video (via).... more info

Guardian Music — Ronnie Scott's, LondonJohn McLaughlin, the Yorkshire-born musician who found himself on Miles Davis's Bitches Brew in 1969 and became a guitar legend, has returned to Ronnie Scott's for the first time in 44 years. Musing on the late proprietor's like... more info

ContactMusic — A dress Katy Perry wore in her I Kissed A Girl music video and one of Jimi Hendrix's guitar straps are among the priceless music memorabilia set to go under the hammer. Hendrix lit part of the guitar strap on fire at California's Monterey Pop Festiva... more info