Perez Hilton — Susan Boyle seemed in good spirits while shopping at London retail store Lulu and Fred on Friday. We're glad to see that she's recovered!! Shopping always cheers us up too! Hope you're ready to tour, SuBo! [Image via WENN.] more info

Guardian Music — She seduces, she kills, she winds up a prostitute and gets murdered by Jack the Ripper. Philip Hensher on why greed-filled, lusty Lulu is the 20th century's greatest operaI was 14 and in hospital with an appendicitis that had turned into peritonitis.... more info

My Chemical Toilet — A heroic bill indeed: where else will you find The Automatic, Gabrielle, Lulu and Ironik on the same bill? Leave aside the question of whether you'd want to - it's for charity. more info

Guardian Music — Eminem is back from a three-year daze and has plenty to be angry about. But can he avoid the self pity this time?Dignity isn't the first word that springs to mind when thinking of Eminem, but there was definitely something impressively graceful about... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ignacio P. G. said...LA ESFERA MUSICAL:Edgar Froese - Epsilon in Malaysian Pale (1975)Edgar Froese - Ages (1977)Edgar Froese - Aqua (1974)Klaus Schulze - Moondawn (1976)Tangerine Dream - Tangram (1980)Big Leg Emma - Live at Kevin Cole Farm on May 29,... more info

Detroit Free Press — Opera has always been about base emotions -- love, passion, jealousy, greed, lust, revenge, fear, sex. Especially sex. Don Giovanni counts 2,065 notches on his bedpost. Salome strips off seven veils. Delilah seduces Samson. Pinkerton marries a teena... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - A host of pop stars, including Gabrielle, Lulu and rockers The Automatic will perform at a special festival to raise money for injured servicemen and women later this year. more info

Guardian Music — Catchy yet incredibly annoying, are 'earworm' pop songs a sign of great writing or jobbing hackery?We all have our own personal irritants. A friend of mine, for instance, used to blast Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz to clear her record shop of customers... more info

XLR8R — As usual, the XLR8R crew hit the venerated South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas last week. But rather than present you with a straight-up best-of, we picked a slew of memorable moments and sounds to take you into the year ahead. Lulu McAllist... more info

JamBase — DINOSAUR JR. Sign with Jagjaguwar, Announce April Tour and Exclusive 7" Dinosaur Jr Having recently signed with Jagjaguwar, Dinosaur Jr. will be hitting the road in April to road test new material in a town near you in cozier environs than you ... more info