Popdose — What would an English edition of the Band have sounded like? Eric Clapton wondered, too. And in 1969, he set out to form one, but without much confidence that it would work out. So little confidence, in fact, that he codified it in the name of the ba... more info

ContactMusic — Steve Winwood thrilled fans at Londons Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday night 20Jun12 when he joined Tom Petty The Heartbreakers onstage for the groups second night at the fabled venue The Traffic star who joined Petty and his band for dates in North..... more info

ContactMusic — Scouse indie rockers The Wombats appear to be having a busy year what with being fresh from their AprilMay US tour including appearing on the CONAN O BRIEN Show preparing to headline the Red Hot Chilli Peppers at Knebworth Park and Sunderlands Stadiu... more info

Guardian Music — Adele wins two prizes at songwriting awards, while Harvey's Let England Shake and Sheeran's The A Team are also honouredPJ Harvey and Ed Sheeran threw spikes under the Adele steamroller on Thursday when Let England Shake was named album of the year a... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Former Traffic singer/keyboardist/guitarist Steve Winwood (1948) Actor Kenton Duty (1995) Lost actor Malcolm David Kelley (1992) Actress Emily VanCamp (1986) Actor Rami Male... more info

Guardian Music — How do you replace 1,600 LPs after a shipping mix-up results in US Customs destroying the whole lot? It takes a few generous friends, tenacious trawling of record shops, a research guru – and a whole lot of cash, writes Ed Vulliamy'But you can guar... more info

Guardian Music — Pathway RecordsRockers hire jazz horn players for blues power and funky drive, and the highly skilled and versatile sax craftsman Paul Booth, who has toured for years with Steve Winwood, has those qualities in abundance - all the more so in his Hammo... more info

Guardian Music — Heaven, LondonConvened after the messy demise of the Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd always were John Lydon's serious band. But it's still a shock to see punk's flame-haired contrarian looking downright professorial. With close-cropped hair and rimless... more info

Guardian Music — Assemble a crack team of soul musicians at Muscle Shoals studios and what do you get? That's right – a soft rock classic Here's a soft rock classic with a country flavour from the 1972 album by American brothers Steve and Tim Smith, joined by Wayne... more info

Guardian Music — We never get hit songs written and performed by people with a few years under their belts these days. Why not?Item: Browsing through a music message board the other day, I came across a thread devoted to Tougher Than the Rest, the 1987 single by Bruc... more info