The Mirror — beauty Sharon Stone tried out life on the other side of the camera at the opening of Gordon Ramsay's new Maze restaurant in South Africa. more info

Idolator — I was fully on board with the Essence Music Festival lineup already, based on my previously untested theory that if Al Green, Maxwell and Teena Marie in the same place, something magical will happen, possibly involving a open portal to an alternate s... more info

AllHipHop — Chicago rapper/actor Common has joined an all-star lineup of performers taking part in the 4th Annual Jazz In the Gardens in Miami Gardens, Florida this March.   Common is among the evening’s headlining acts, which will be hosted by radio pe... more info

JamBase — Jazz Fest Daily Schedule Jazz Fest '08 by McCullough The 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, set to run April 24-26 & April 30-May 3, has released their daily schedule. They've also announced that Bon Jovi will join already announced he... more info

Perez Hilton — "Hoarder Dies After Becoming Lost in Maze of His Own Trash " What a way to go! Read the article accompanying this headline…after the jump. [Image via WENN.] Hoarder Dies After Becoming Lost in Maze of His Own Trash An eccentric loner in Britain ... more info

All About Jazz — MAZE featuring FRANKIE BEVERLY, KENNY G, KENNY BABYFACE EDMONDS, ANTHONY HAMILTON, ERYKAH BADU, COMMON, WILL DOWNING, JONATHAN BUTLER, ROY AYERS, ANGELIQUE KIDJO HEADLINE THE 4TH ANNUAL JAZZ IN THE GARDENS MARCH 28 and 29th AT DOLPHIN STADIUM, MIAMI ... more info

JamBase — 40th ANNIVERSARY JAZZ FEST ANNOUNCED! Wynton Marsalis, Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, James Taylor, Sugarland Joe Cocker, Ben Harper, Tony Bennett, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kings of Leon Neville Brothers, Wilco, Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint, The O... more info

Totally Fuzzy — themusicologist said... musicology #243 soul&boogie #4 Boogie of the highest order from the legendary Maze featuring of course Frankie Beverly. Too many bombs dropped by them to list and every one a... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Set in New York City, this novel opens in 1992. Years ago, Luis (Tio) Ramos left Puerto Rico because of the draft and was sent to Vietnam. Like a lot of vets he saw combat and never talks about the things he saw or the things he did. Wounded, he surv... more info

Idolator — I've been a fan of Stop Smiling, the bimonthly out of Chicago with themed issues, multiple covers, a predilection for in-depth Q&A's, and some of the cleanest art design around, for a while now. Their newest offering is juicy: "The DC Issue," which ... more info