The gypsy king, who was born 100 years ago today, is now regarded as the world's most influential pre-rock'n'roll guitaristFrom Robert Johnson to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, the guitar is inextricably linked with the mythologised troub... more info

Guardian Music — Who are they?They are a she: 16-year-old singer-songwriter Daisy Coburn from Dunmow, Essex, who's threatening to move into the tween-angst slot vacated by Avril Lavigne. She's been tipped by the BBC Sound of 2010 poll, which isn't bad going for someo... more info

411 Mania — New music from Beck, Tom Waits, The Magnetic Fields, new media about the lives of Robert Johnson and Fela Kuti, indie rockers in jeopardy (but just a few, and it's rather specific), new tours from Oasis minus Noel and The Magnetic Fields (again), and... more info

Live Daily — Robert Johnson's birthplace in Hazlehurst, MS, may soon become a tourist destination for fans of the late blues guitarist who--as legend tells it--sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for his guitar prowess, according to a New York Times report.Joh... more info

Allmusic Blog — Robert Johnson has been dead for 71 years, but his birthplace wasn’t verified until recently. A letter from Johnson’s half-sister confirms that the iconic bluesman was born in 1911 in a Mississippi home built by his stepfather, a well-to-do craft... more info

MSN Music — Lingering interest in bluesman Robert Johnson spawns project to restore home where he was born more info

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Pitchfork - Tours — 10-30 Turin, Italy - Movement Festival (Palaolimpico Isozaki)11-07 London, England - Scala11-09 Manchester, England - The Deaf Institute11-10 Cardiff, Wales - 10 Feet Tall11-12 Brighton, England - The Freebutt11-14 Glasgow, Scotland - Stereo11-15 Liv... more info

XLR8R — Long known as a DJ's DJ, Ivan Smagghe (one half of Black Strobe) will bring his eclectic sensibilities to the third installment of the Live at Robert Johnson series this September. Featuring such disparate acts as In Flagranti, Röyksopp, and ... more info

All About Jazz — From Iraqi Maqam to Robert Johnson: Middle Eastern Band Salaam Creates a New American Sound Suave Saudis in small-town America and belly-dancing Hoosier housewives. Trumpets and pianos that take on quarter tones. Iraqi tunes that channel the ghosts ... more info