L.A. Times - Entertainment — James Best, known for playing the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the 1980s comedy “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died. He was 88. more info

Reuters — WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - American actor James Best, famous for his role as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard" television show, died Monday night after a brief illness, according to his website. He was 88. more info

TMZ — James Best -- who famously played bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard" -- died Monday night at age 88.  Best passed in a hospice facility following a brief illness and complications from pneumonia, a close friend told… ... more info

DrownedInSound — With a new album expected to be ready sometime in the new year and a tour of Brazil in the offing beforehand, it's clear to see Stephen Lawrie and The Telescopes are far from being a spent force just yet. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.c... more info

XLR8R — Late last year, we tipped you to the forthcoming album from Zed Bias (a.k.a. Maddslinky), Biasonic Hotsauce - Birth of the Nanocloud, on Tru Thoughts. With the September 26 release date rapidly approaching, he's announced the release of "Fairpla... more info

Totally Fuzzy — G O D said... APPLEKORE-Good Things Come To Those Enraged-crusty rap/metal,1993,california INEPT-Straight Outta The Dumpster-Awesome crusty hardcore from N.C. A cover of a Doom song,boy/girl dual vocalists! CAT MACHINE -The Racket -in the continuing ... more info

All About Jazz — Noted West Coast blues singer-guitarist Phillip Walker died of heart failure July 22 in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 73. Walker learned to play guitar as a teenager, and fell under the sway of such Lone Star musicians as T-Bone Walker and Clarence ... more info

This Scene Is Dead — Dropping a little 1950’s blues for you all on this Saturday morning. The only problem I have is finding some words to go with it, and as I dont have any real memories or knowledge related to building up a decent write up on the record, I’m going ... more info