Guardian Music — The former Genesis frontman on fan funding, reliable filters, and why he would commission an alternative to The X FactorWhen I blogged about the lack of women in the music industry, one manager claimed that this is because girls are less interested i... more info

Rolling Stone — Who: The 37-year-old son of Paul Simon, who’s casting out under his own name for the first time with his fall debut (read the RS review). Simon says the process of becoming a solo artist was a “journey of discovery” and though he was hesitant t... more info

Topix — Paul Simon's son apparently was in no hurry to release his first CD; he's 37. Maybe he was waiting for the time to be right. more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Sir Paul McCartney has been awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. It's only the third such award to be presented, with previous recipients being Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon. An all-star tribute concert... more info

Allmusic Blog — This weekend’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concerts weren’t just a veritable who’s who of rock, they were also a who’s playing with who collaboration-fest. Friday night kicked off the festivities with performances by Crosby, S... more info

Undercover, Australia — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were the backing band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary show this week in New York. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Springsteen, Sting, Paul Simon and other icons perform at Madison Square Garden in the shadow of Woodstock's 40th anniversary. Springsteen, Sting, Paul Simon a... more info

MTV.com News — Tom Morello, John Legend, Sting brought out as special guests at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert.By Kyle Anderson Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello perform onstage at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert on T... more info

Stereogum — Peter Gabriel's first album in seven years is a Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection called Scratch My Back. It reportedly features reinterpretations of the folks mentioned above along with Elbow, the Kinks, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Dav... more info

Guardian Music — For his first LP in seven years, the former Genesis frontman will 'radically reinterpret' songs by Radiohead, Arcade Fire and Bon IverPeter Gabriel is release an orchestral covers album, his first LP in seven years. Scratch My Back is a "song swap", ... more info