ContactMusic — PAUL SIMON is stunned by his lasting career - because the veteran singer is plagued with "self-doubt" every time he writes a song.Simon, who began composing with Art Garfunkel when they were just teenagers, is still recording and releasing new materi... more info

ContactMusic — Stars including LIZA MINNELLI, AL PACINO and PAUL SIMON have been left out of pocket after a celebrity investment firm went bust.Starr & Company LLC and Starr Investment Advisors LLC filed for bankruptcy on Thursday (17Feb11) in a New York court, lea... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters Legal) - Starr & Company LLC and Starr Investment Advisors LLC filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Thursday, less than a year after founder Kenneth Ira Starr pleaded guilty to bilking millions of dollars from celebrity investo... more info

VH1 Blog — Music lovers, rejoice! We’re bringing back one of our most popular music franchises, VH1 Storytellers, for its fifteenth season. And this time around, you’ll notice that the artists have a decidedly more indie slant than they have in previous yea... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — When Michael Lerner recorded the self-titled Telekinesis debut, it was full of travel imagery, of wishes to be with someone he was separated from and the listlessness of constantly wanting to be elsewhere. The follow-up, 12 Desperate Straight Lines, ... more info

Spinner.com — The Belle Brigade is a L.A.-based band fronted by the brother-sister duo Barbara and Ethan Gruska. The two started to collaborate after Barbara emerged from behind the drums, playing with groups like Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins. They started wri... more info

Detroit Free Press — Elton John recently made an album with his longtime idol, Leon Russell. Now he'll do the induction honors when Russell is ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — What do Rob Zombie, Neil Young, Bette Midler, John Legend and Elton John have in common? They’ll all be onstage in New York in March, along with Paul Simon, Lloyd Price and the Doors’ John Densmore, welcoming the latest class... more info

Gigwise — In New York next month... more info

411 Mania — Plus Widespread Panic, The Black Keys, MMJ, Cee Lo and more... more info