Radio Exile — Music piracy is nothing new, apparently [Idolator] MTV Talks with the Pains of Being Pure at Heart [MTV via Music Slut] Comparing Bjork with Jackson Pollack [Quiet Color] Wavves announces his first UK Tour [Line of Best Fit] In case you were unsure, ... more info

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WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Daniel Blumin writes: Spring has finally sprung. Phil Spector has gotten his comeuppance. But something's still missing, eh? If that something is "Branches", the exclusive electronics & harp improvisation by To Rococo Rot member Robert Lippok and... more info

All About Jazz — Carol Kaye worked extensively with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, Lee Hazlewood, and other top producers in the 1960s, although she was a straight jazz player when she started guesting on rock dates in the late 1950s. She received the Lifetime Achiev... more info

PopSugar UK — Emma Watson turned 19 this week, and had a pre-birthday celebration at Whisky Mist. A new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster and trailer were also released! Record producer Phil Spector was found guilty of murder, he'll be sentenced on M... more info

Rolling Stone — After the Phil Spector murder retrial ended with a guilty verdict, the “Wall of Sound” producer looking at the prospect of life in prison and the culmination of a three-year-long chapter in Rock Daily’s life, our readers both celebrated and bem... more info

Guardian Music — In the week that Phil Spector was convicted of murder, see what else is happening beneath pop's murky underbelly with our topical music quiz more info

The Mirror — Killer Phil Spector's habit for pointing guns at celebrities and locking women in cupboards were a sure-fire way of knowing the man was pretty unhinged. more info

411 Mania — The Dead return, Marley for the kids, Phil Spector is guilty, Is Brittany retarded, Chris Brown’s new chick, Madonna not fit to adopt?, Smashing Pumpkins tirade and more, plus 1997 in review, chart news and Mandy Moore is your Piece of the W... more info

XFM.co.uk — ...says Phil Spector, who was convicted of second-degree murder this week. more info