Guardian Music — Last week was all about being caught in the sniper's crosshairs. This time we want songs that feature a set up and a punchlineIt's OK, you can put the gun down now. Unscrew the telescopic sight. Put your garrotte wire back with the cheese. Last week'... more info

Guardian Music — Limited-edition box set featuring late Beatle planned for Indian sitar master's 90th birthdayLong out of print, a collection of George Harrison's work with Ravi Shankar will be reissued this October, in honour of Shankar's 90th birthday. The limited-... more info

All About Jazz — DARK HORSE RELEASE OUT OCTOBER 19 Dark Horse Records announced today the October 19 release of a limited edition deluxe box set from George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, entitled Collaborations. The release honors the sitar master's 90th birthday. Col... more info

Totally Fuzzy — StéphaneB. said... A Tribute to Elvis Presley with The Lincolns 1962 (Québec Garage Band). http://lamemoireretrouvee.blogspot.com Record Fiend said... Sundaram Balachander - The Music of Southern India (sublime 1965 LP on the Nonesuch label focus... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offPrince Future Soul Song Prince's giveaway album 20Ten isn't a classic, but contains enough to remind long-suffering fans why they love him. This FX-laden slow jam wouldn't s... more info

Guardian Music — The latest side project from pop polymath Matt Kivel finds him in thrall to the drone and moan of the Velvets and ValentinesHometown: Long Beach, California.The lineup: Matt Kivel (vocals, instruments).The background: It's a great time to dabble, to ... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonCultural cross-fertilisation between India and the west existed long before 1966, when George Harrison visited Ravi Shankar in Varanasi and long before Shankar himself first visited Paris as a teenager while touring with hi... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Paul Livingstone, who has studied and performed with Ravi Shankar, combines Eastern tradition and Christianity in his playing. He has also brought together a diverse audience. ... more info

ContactMusic — NORAH JONES has given up on mastering the sitar because the instrument left her father RAVI SHANKAR with a twisted back.The multiple Grammy Award winner has revealed she... more info

Undercover, Australia — Indian sitar master has spoken out about his disappointment with the hippies that The Beatles attracted to him. more info