Guardian Music — (Provocateur)Colin Towns, the British film and television-score writer and thrilling jazz composer, can give big-band music a rock group's heat, a symphony orchestra's polyphonic variety and a swing ensemble's flaring brassy punch. Bringing this infl... more info

Guardian Music — Is it possible to mix the personal, the professional and the musical? Dave Simpson on the couples for whom marital harmony takes on a whole new meaningWhen Alaina Moore agreed to join her new boyfriend Patrick Riley on a sailing trip, she didn't real... more info

Guardian Music — Rebuilt Liverpool basement venue marks half century since first sparsely-attended gig in 1961When they first took to the stage at the Cavern club on 9 February 1961 – 50 years ago today – they were a ragtag bunch of skinny Scousers looking for la... more info

411 Mania — Says she's like John Lennon... more info

ContactMusic — ELTON JOHN is still haunted by the day JOHN LENNON was shot and killed - he was detained at a Melbourne, Australia airport and given the sad news.The rocker and Lennon had been close friends years before and Elton's crew knew how much the former Beat... more info

CNN Showbiz — John Lennon wondered how many holes it would take to fill the Albert Hall, and now we know: If it's the Esa'ala in the South Pacific, then one will certainly do the job. more info

Gigwise — On their work ethic... more info

The Vinyl Villain — One of my favourite and I reckon one of the most under-appreciated bands in Scotland, Sons and Daughters have been releasing records since late 2003. So far we've had one mini-LP and two full-length LPs of mostly excellent music.It's been a while ho... more info

Guardian Music — From Jimmy Cliff to the Stone Roses, we delve into the darker corners of artists' back cataloguesThe huge response to our call for you to name your favourite B-sides is testament to music fans' abiding affection for the format. The casual listener ha... more info

Guardian Music — Singer working with Billy Elliot writer to turn his life story into a 'Moulin Rouge fantasy' for the big screenElton John may be the next musician to follow Ray Charles, John Lennon and, er, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart into silver-screen immortality. The... more info