ContactMusic — More than 250 letters and cards handwritten by late Beatles legend John Lennon are to be published for the first time. Author Hunter Davies, who wrote the only official biography of The Beatles in the 1960s, has been tracing back all of the personal ... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Beck and Sean Lennon paid tribute to French star Serge Gainsbourg at a tribute show in Los Angeles on Sunday (28Aug11). The late musician's son Lulu, who was just five when Gainsbourg died of a heart attack in 1991, also took to the stage to ... more info

Stereogum — It was a beautiful evening at the Hollywood Bowl for the KCRW-sponsored tribute to Serge Gainsbourg curated by Beck. The all star line up included Ed Droste (Grizzly Bear), Victoria Legrand (Beach House), Mike Patton (Faith No More), Sean Lennon & Ch... more info

Perez Hilton — Ask and you shall most certainly receive! We were very pleasantly surprised when Joseph Gordon-Levitt rocked a performance of Nirvana's Lithium in Seattle this week, and now, we've gotten word that he'll be continuing his musical journey at Sunday's ... more info

Guardian Music — Scottish urban belter Emeli Sandé plans to get crowds grooving to her new single Heaven (1-7 Nov, tour starts at Oran Mor, Glasgow, allgigs.co.uk) …Glasgow's No Mean City celebrates American roots music with shows by acts including Ron Sexsmith, S... more info

Guardian Music — Barber's Adagio for Strings, Vaughan Williams and Springsteen top list crowdsourced by WYNC public radioNew York's public radio network faced an interesting challenge when contemplating how to fill the airwaves on the tenth anniversary of the World T... more info

Guardian Music — Taking the music of the past and making it sound like … a different past. White Label are using technology to write their own version of musical historyHometown: London/Berlin.The lineup: Steve A, Anth B, Tom D.The background: The whole issue of th... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Site visitor and friend Andrew Poole was fortunate enough to interview Liam Gallagher ahead of Beady Eye's appearance at the Bochum Festival in Germany. Beady Eye Roll Into Town, And With That..The Frontman Of Our Generation, Mr Liam Gal... more info

Guardian Music — Bringing a hip-hopper's approach to harmony pop, this South African producer creates delightfully silly sampladeliaHometown: Sydney.The lineup: Jonti (music, instruments, production).The background: Good label, Stones Throw. Really good. They handle ... more info

Guardian Music — Songwriting duos have given pop some of its finest moments. Laura Barton looks at how they work – and what happens when they don't'We started fighting the moment we met," Mike Stoller once said of his songwriting partnership with Jerry Leiber. "We ... more info