Topix — Rodney Noffsinger Rodney Noffsinger's rendition of Beatles classic Come Together www.rodneynoffsinger.com LuLuPalooza 2011 Wow! Everyone had a blast at this year's LuLuPalooza in Gulf Shores! Gospel Plow - The Shinbone Ridge Bluegrass Band The Shinbo... more info

Guardian Music — Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and Madonna fail to make it into Radio 4 listeners' top choices for Desert island DiscsElvis Presley, Michael Jackson and Madonna failed to get one song onto a top 100 Desert Island Discs playlist chosen by listeners to... more info

Mercury News, California — Sensational guitarist Laurence Juber will showcase his stylistic breadth in two area shows more info

Guardian Music — Director of Mysterious Skin and Kaboom is keeping indie pop alive by featuring new music and remixes by his favourite bandsThis week sees the DVD release of two films from the singular talent of Gregg Araki: 1993's Totally Fucked Up and Kaboom, his m... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartney has become the latest celebrity to be linked to Britain's phone-hacking tabloid scandal and is heading home to London to help police with their investigations. The former Beatles star went public with his involvement in the headlin... more info

Guardian Music — Dodgy sound, dodgy bass players, hostile crowds, no crowds, flying bottles – every band has had bad gigs. Paul Lester asks musicians about the worst gigs they ever playedIan Anderson, Jethro TullShea Stadium, New York, 1976I stood with the rest of ... more info

Guardian Music — Midnight is an hour owned by rock'n'roll. It's a time of Moanin', Moving and Trains to Georgia. It's a time when love comes tumbling downI have my friends Sally and Tom to thank for reminding me of the Adrian Henri poem In the Midnight Hour. Until th... more info

Topix — Rodney Noffsinger Rodney Noffsinger's rendition of Beatles classic Come Together www.rodneynoffsinger.com LuLuPalooza 2011 Wow! Everyone had a blast at this year's LuLuPalooza in Gulf Shores! Gospel Plow - The Shinbone Ridge Bluegrass Band The Shinbo... more info

Altsounds — Musicroom.com the largest online music retailer in Europe is seeing an additional boom in iPhone / iPad apps specifically aimed at budding musicians. Apps which feature digital sheet music versions of songs by such acts as The Beatles, Bob Dylan and... more info

Guardian Music — It was make-up or break-up time and you refused to walk away like Pretty Woman. Here are your favourite reversals of directionA change of mind, when it comes to pop lyrics, often involves ending a relationship. Or, perhaps, trying to reverse an over-... more info