Guardian Music — Roundhouse, London"You guys sound great!" gushes William "Smokey" Robinson as a sold-out Electric Proms audience help him with the chorus of I Second That Emotion. But self-effacement was the least of his gifts on display here, as the 69-year-old ga... more info

Guardian Music — The wizened 1970s rockers are to play a one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall, with a series of guest singers replacing Rod StewartFaces will smile again, they have announced, with plans to reunite without Rod Stewart for a benefit gig. Ian McLagan, R... more info

Guardian Music — As new BBC4 documentary Synth Britannia shows, the synthesizer first dehumanised then re-humanised British pop, fulfilled the DIY promise of punk, and changed how bands looked foreverThe synth-pop era really kicked off in June 1979, when Tubeway Army... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Raphael Saadiq [ tickets ] has lined up a slate of late-year tour dates as he continues to support his latest album, last year's "The Way I See It." The trek kicks off Nov. 16 in Seattle, hitting 20 cities in November and Decembe... more info

Rolling Stone — Want to see Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Stevie Wonder, U2, Aretha Franklin and others celebrate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary with two all-star concerts? The festivities are happening at New York’s Madison Square Garden... more info

MTV.com News — Singer performs songs from legendary movie at event celebrating its 70th anniversary.By Kyle Anderson Jennifer Hudson performs at Rumsey Playfield in New York's Central Park on Tuesday Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage To celebrate the 70th an... more info

All About Jazz — What would you do if Stevie Wonder showed up unannounced to your gig? Would you lose it, knowing that one of the most respected artists of our time was in the building? Or would you just do what you do - jazz music with a whole lot of soul and a tou... more info

Guardian Music — Lizzie Emeh is the first learning disabled solo musician to release an album, Loud and Proud, to the general publicLizzie Emeh was never expected to walk or talk. But next week at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Emeh, now 32, will become one of th... more info

Stereogum — The 2010 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees are here and progressive rock has finally been shown some respect via a nod to Genesis. (NCIS spinoffs have also been shown respect via an LL Cool J nod.) The other first-time nominees are Red Hot Chili P... more info

All About Jazz — Pianist Vijay Iyer navigates the stream of history on his new trio recording, Historicity (ACT, 2009). Joined by bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore, Iyer unravels and rebuild compositions of his own, and those of a cast as diverse as St... more info