The Independent — A month-long celebration in January, Pierre Boulez @ 85, will pay tribute to the legendary French composer and conductor with a series of concerts from Chicago to Carnegie Hall. more info

The Playlist — We sure hope "Taken" director Pierre Morel likes sand in his shorts. With Peter Berg off the Frank Herbert adaptation, Variety reports that the French filmmaker is set to both amaze and irk fanboys everywhere with his take on "Dune."Set on the desert... more info

With Peter Berg recently announcing hed departed his post as director of Universals Dune redo, the Burbankian shingle has been hot-and-heavy to find a replacement. According to EW, theyve found one. Pierre Morel, last seen helping Liam Neeson drop a ... more info

Perez Hilton — After director Peter Berg dropped out of the Dune remake last October, Paramount has finally found a replacement. Set to direct the sci-fi classic will be Taken director, Pierre Morel. The 1965 book by Frank Herbert originally had the screenplay writ... more info

Guardian Music — Tom Service charts his melodic milestonesIt's not much to look at, the stretch of road between the Helensburgh roundabout and Luss, on the west side of Loch Lomond. But that small section of the A82 resounds with music for me – to be precise, ... more info

Guardian Music — (Deutsche Grammophon, six CDs)While a number of Pierre Boulez's ­recordings for Deutsche Grammophon over the last 20 years have extended his discography into sometimes unexpected areas, he has also systematically ­re-­recorded the composers ... more info

Guardian Music — It was the decade that classical labels were supposed to die a death – but a tumultuous 10 years didn't work out like thatIt is 12 years since the music writer Norman Lebrecht first donned his Cassandra costume and predicted the demise of the ... more info

All About Jazz — Django Reinhardt At 100! Feb. 1,2, and 3 Featuring Dorado Schmitt, "Legendary Gypsy Guitar" Samson Schmitt Gypsy Guitar Marcel Loeffler, Accordion Pierre Blanchard, Violin From France! Brian Torff, Bass Borislav Strulev, Cello Celebrated @ Iridi... more info

All About Jazz — By Larry Taylor In honor of the 100th anniversary of the great gypsy jazz guitarist, Django Reinhardt, the Django 100 countrywide tour gets underway next month at Washington's Kennedy Center. Leading the memorial quintet will be guitarist, Dorado... more info

Guardian Music — Next month, the UK celebrates the music of Hans Werner Henze – one of the world's greatest composers. The 83-year-old talks about his two months in a coma and why loss has inspired his best workI am standing outside the German composer Hans We... more info