Guardian Music — Singer voices support for striking Kazakh oil and gas workers by refusing to cross 'virtual picket line' in show of solidaritySting has thrown his support behind striking Kazakh oil and gas workers, cancelling a gig that was to take place on Monday n... more info

NME — Singer says he has no intention of crossing “virtual picket line” more info

ContactMusic — Sting has cancelled a concert in Kazakhstan on the advice of executives at human rights group Amnesty International. The rocker-turned-activist was due to perform in the capital city of Astana on Monday (04Jul11), but has now scrapped the gig after l... more info

Guardian Music — How do you write a radio hit? A riff, a melody and a lot of knob-twiddlingI'm thinking of writing a hit pop song, and calling it Industrial Action, or possibly New Balls Please. That's how you begin – you listen to the news on the radio in the morn... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Sting has canceled a concert in the Kazakh capital Astana scheduled for Monday after human rights group Amnesty International informed the former Police frontman about what it described as a "crackdown" on oil worker... more info

ContactMusic — Damon Albarn doesn't think Sting appreciates his music. The former Blur frontman has written the new opera 'Doctor Dee', a re-enactment of the life of 16th century scientist John Dee, and while Damon will perform 10 solo songs in the show - which ope... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — "Like Foreigner for hipsters". "Bad Phil Collins". "A touch of Sting crossed with Toto". [...] Read more! more info

Big Apple Music Scene — • The Misanthropologist tells us how to send good dick pics. Take note, Weiner! (The Gloss) • Jason Sudeikis claims to have learned masturbation tips from Chatroulette. (The Frisky) • Here are some great celeb dads! Some of them are rumored t... more info

Guardian Music — Cherrytree Records knows what music fans want – because it listens to them, says its head, Martin KierszenbaumIt's Monday evening and the Kings College London Students' Union is buzzing. Chart-topping acts such as LMFAO (whose show includes beer gu... more info

Metalsucks — We at MetalSucks got first crack at a Q&A with leukemia survivor Adam “Nergal” Darski in late March, at which point the Behemoth frontman sounded pumped for a return to action but still in the early stages of recovery; that is to say, the spirit ... more info