All About Jazz — David Williams, 58, a session guitar player who performed and recorded with Michael Jackson, Madonna and the Temptations, among others, died of cardiac arrest March 6 at the Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, Va., after suffering a stroke March 2.... more info

JamBase — By: Scott Caffrey While historical credit will go to Brooklyn's Antibalas as the first American blazers of Afrobeat, the Chocolate City's Chopteeth will be known as the ones who took it to the nth degree. With pedigree chops and a legitimate band... more info

Idolator — Hey, it's a list! Let's argue about it? Esquire has published an "unranked, incomplete, yet highly tasteful and informative" rundown of 75 long-players that "every man should own" with the usual bite-sized commentary the magazine devotes to these sor... more info

Guardian Music — Soul guitarist whose comeback album brought him acclaimThe tremolo guitar of the US musician Robert Ward, who has died aged 70 after several years of ill health, stands among the most distinctive instrumental sounds of 1960s soul music. In 1990, havi... more info

Guardian Music — Multiple versions of the same re-formed act have become a problem for promoters, with different incarnations of the Beach Boys, War and Jefferson Airplane each claiming to be "authentic"Dozens of rival reunion bands are competing for gigs this summer... more info

Totally Fuzzy — treblekickr said...Sonic Youth - Bad Moon RisingTalking Heads - 77R.E.M. - Chronic TownR.E.M. - New Adventures In Hi-FiR.E.M. - ReckoningR.E.M. - Dead Letter Officehttp://kickr.blogspot.comAyah Gagöhn said...(Valentine's day post)Various Artists -... more info

ET Online — ET reveals the musicians who will be making merry melodies at the Governors Ball celebration following the Academy Awards. The Impulse Orchestra, a 21-piece ensemble, will accompany legendary jazz trumpeter Rick Braun, saxophonist Richard Elli... more info

Idolator — Last night was the second installment of American Idol's suite of Hollywood Round episodes, and it took on the group round, in which egos clash and lots of tears are shed. The way the contestants took over the entire hotel where they were staying and... more info

Soul Sides — The Spinners: It's a ShameThe Spinners: I've Got To Find Myself a Brand New BabyFrom 2nd Time Around (V.I.P., 1971)(Originally written for Side Dishes)I've been thinking of the Spinners a lot lately, especially since writing about the Philly Int'l bo... more info

JamBase — By: Trevor Pour Quickly, off the top of your head, name a wildly influential Nigerian Afrobeat jazz and soul musician from the late '60s and '70s. Got one? If you said Fela Kuti, you're probably not alone. While Fela and son Femi Kuti are essen... more info