PopSugar UK — The Brit Awards 2009 takes place next Wednesday, and I'm taking your votes for each category in my Brit Bets polls. Today I'm checking out the nominees in the Best British Live Act category, the five bands in the running are Coldplay, Elbow, Iron Mai... more info

Pitchfork — -- Jazz and cabaret great Blossom Dearie passed away from natural causes on Saturday, February 7 in New York City, the Associated Press reports. She was 82. During her 60+ year career, she contributed to a Parisian vocal group, recorded for Verve an... more info

Pitchfork — -- Jazz and cabaret great Blossom Dearie passed away from natural causes on Saturday, February 7 in New York City, the Associated Press reports. She was 82. During her 60+ year career, she contributed to a Parisian vocal group, recorded for Verve an... more info

Totally Fuzzy — L'Homme Scalp said...L'HOMME SCALP PRESENTS excerpts from Montreal guitarist Rene Lussier's LE PRIX DU BONHEUR (The Price of Happiness), a personal hommage of Hawaian music pioneers and a very intimate song project featuring Rene singing words writte... more info

All About Jazz — Universal Music Canada / Verve Records is pleased to announce that international jazz superstar, {{Diana Krall = 8484}} will be touring coast-to-coast this Spring to promote her 12th studio album, Quiet Nights.This tour marks the first time that Kral... more info

Perez Hilton — As we mentioned earlier this month, American Idol reject runner-up, Katharine McPhee, has been dropped by her record label. However, we've just learned McPhee is getting another opportunity to fail again as a recording artist! Why, we're not sure tho... more info

NME — The Eden Project, the conservation centre in Cornwall that has hosted gigs by the likes of The Verve and Pulp in the past and will host Oasis on July 14, is set to go global. more info

Popdose — Lee Feldman - Monkeys from The Man in a Jupiter Hat (2000) Gang Starr - Precisely The Right Rhymes from Step in the Arena (1991) Django Reinhardt - Sweet Georgia Brown from Verve Jazz Masters 38 (1994) Gov’t Mule - Like Flies from High and Mighty (... more info

Kerrang! — British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden and Anglo Aussie rockers AC/DC have been nominated for gongs at this year's Brit awards. AC/DC are up against The Killers and Kings Of Leon in the Best International Group and the Best International Album (for... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — In Brian Cannon's own handwriting several attempts at the new sites logo can be seen in the scans .The words with the red asterisks marks bits were used, he then scanned and compiled them, adjusting the levels to ensure it look like one take before i... more info