Guardian Music — I was half-expecting a 'Rooster' Byron-style hellraiser. Instead, the playwright treated us to reflections on theatre full of modesty and dry humourAfter a week or so living inside the world of Jez Butterworth – which includes such things as suicid... more info

Guardian Music — (Naim Jazz)For much of the noughties, former Brand New Heavies keyboardist Neil Cowley's piano trio set audiences bopping to a smart splicing of punchy themes and chord-belting, rock-piano climaxes. This ambitious project, however, combines the band ... more info

Guardian Music — Giles Oakley writes: The guitarist Hubert Sumlin (obituary, 7 December) belonged to that small elite of blues musicians who become well known to British fans even though they are sidemen in someone else's band (in Sumlin's case, Howlin' Wolf's).Peopl... more info

Guardian Music — Mick Jagger and Keith Richards 'insist' on covering expenses for blues guitarist's memorial services, according to his managerThe funeral of blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin will be paid for by the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have rep... more info

Mjsbigblog — American Idols Live rolls into Duluth GA tonight! Show begins at 7:00 EDT at the Gwinnett Arena Bo Bice at Rooster's BBQ, Nashville TN Casey James at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA David Archuleta at Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sanja... more info

Guardian Music — 26 February 1965: Number 6 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicIn early 1965, the Rolling Stones were in an exquisite quandary. They were the second biggest group in Britain by that point and rising fast in the US. But thei... more info

Detroit Free Press — The first of two Twisted Rooster restaurants in metro Detroit opened last week in Chesterfield Township, featuring a casual American menu that emphasizes ingredients grown or produced in Michigan. A Belleville branch is expected to open May 19. more info

Soul Sides — I’m way way way overdue to create a new mixtape. I have three that have been “in planning” (which is to say…I’ve been thinking about them) and wanted to see what my readers would prefer since I’m open on which one I do first. 1) Rooste... more info

ContactMusic — The eye-patch John Wayne wore as Rooster Cogburn in the original True Grit movie is set to go under the hammer at auction. The iconic item of memorabilia from the 1969 western is expected to fetch a small fortune when Heritage... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - John Wayne's iconic eye-patch from his 1969 film "True Grit" and the Golden Globe award he won for playing drunken U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the movie are to be sold at auction, Heritage Auctions said on Tuesday, more info