Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonOne of American rock's true evergreens, Tom Petty has never really stopped selling out arenas at home, so even though tonight's a sellout, the 5,000-capacity Albert Hall is still a modest crowd for him. Not that he isn't thri... more info

Guardian Music — Life of Bee Gees singer to be celebrated in service at St Paul's Cathedral, London, in SeptemberRobin Gibb will be laid to rest at a private funeral next month, followed three months later by a public memorial at St Paul's Cathedral in London."The en... more info

Chorus.fm — Keith Buckley (*Every Time I Die (http://www.absolutepunk.net/everytimeidie)*) wrote (http://www.keith-buckley.com/2012/05/you-dont-stop.html) a tribute to Adam "MCA" Yauch. The first time I remember seeing my father sad was when Roy Orbison died. Un... more info

Guardian Music — Richard Hawley does something of a stylistic about-face without sacrificing any of his unique appealFrom the members of Traffic abandoning Birmingham for Berkshire, to Fleet Foxes' longing for a simpler life where "green apples hang from the green ap... more info

Guardian Music — Longing and loneliness, expounded over seven musical sections, each with a different tuneIn Dreams was released by Roy Orbison in 1963, and is generally regarded now as his finest recording. While the song was in the charts Orbison toured Britain wit... more info

Guardian Music — (Helium)Although there's been a shortage of songs tackling the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the debut album from Danny Coughlan, alias Crybaby, contains a cracker. "Veils" is a elegy for the entire sorry escapade, evoking not just sympathy for the i... more info

Perez Hilton — Lovely! Christina Perri always amazes us… Her voice is the best for a laid-back afternoon! Just listen to her Roy Orbinson cover of Crying… Beautiful! Just beautiful!! Check it ouuuuuuttttt (above)!!!!!!! more info

Dlisted — Richard Gere, star of culturally important films like Shall We Dance, Nights in Rodanthe, Runaway Bride, Dr. T & the Women, Intersection and Autumn in New York is not feeling it for what is probably his most popular piece of work Pretty Woman. Some w... more info

Guardian Music — At his keynote speech, the Boss channeled his inner enthusiast with a lengthy autobiographical love-letter to pop musicLegendary singer Bruce Springsteen gave a bravura performance at Texas' South by Southwest conference today, earning a standing ova... more info

Guardian Music — Matt and Phreds, ManchesterWhat a difference a song makes. Without her band behind her, Ren Harvieu is a delightfully awkward bag of nerves, sipping at a pint of lager and flashing bashful glances towards the crowd. Then she launches into Tonight, a ... more info