ContactMusic — Taylor Swift has signed on to play Joni Mitchell in the much-anticipated movie adaptation of Sheila Weller's book Girls Like Us.The tome chronicles... more info

Guardian Music — A week after joking at a party that he was in a band, Rudy Tambala found himself at the start of a journey that produced some of the 80s' most extraordinary musicThe way Rudy Tambala tells it, his band AR Kane should never really have existed. Surely... more info

Guardian Music — The Call Me Maybe singer reveals her love of London, her favourite lyricist and her leading role with pumpkinsHi Carly. You recently judged a pumpkin contest. How does one judge a pumpkin contest?Well, I hadn't judged too many pumpkins before this pa... more info

Perez Hilton — A refreshing change of pace from the girl who invaded our ears this summer with her adorable sound! Carly Rae Jepsen is preparing for the release of her debut album KISS (Sept 18!!), and to prove she is more than just a pop sensation, the Call Me, Ma... more info

Mjsbigblog — Carly Rae Jepsen covers fellow Canadian Joni Mitchell with a lovely rendition of the classic "Both Sides Now". more info

Guardian Music — The gay community really could use some sort of shared experience to bring us all together, you know, besides being gayThe other day when I tweeted my distaste for the latest Kylie Minogue single (a form of sacrilege in some circles) one of my follow... more info

Guardian Music — (Mercury)The song titles on Karima Francis's second album highlight the feeling of familiarity that runs through it: it is brave to invite comparison to those other Glory Days, Stays and Crazys by borrowing their names. While it would be ridiculous ... more info

Guardian Music — Joy Orbison, LondonPeter O'Grady, the DJ and producer with arguably the dance world's best pseudonym, is someone having the best of both worlds. He's reassuringly underground (he says his influences include GG Allin and Martin Hannett) and he hasn't ... more info

Guardian Music — Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall on bringing Cleopatra to Meltdown audiences What does Antony mean to you? How do you feel about playing Meltdown?I'd heard him on record but, live, I was blown away. It felt so familiar, so much a part of the collectiv... more info

Guardian Music — Versatile saxophonist popular on the jazz and avant-garde music scenesThe saxophonist Lol Coxhill, who has died aged 79, was one of the great characters of British music – generous, gifted and amiably eccentric. He had long been a stalwart of... more info