New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — After a three-decade career providing percussion and other background sounds for iconic artists like Ike and Tina Turner, Bill Withers, and John Prine, Big Poppa E felt a change coming. Thus, in 2000, he switched tracks, returning to his roots in the... more info

Live Daily — Nearly 40 years after The Beatles called it quits, the Fab Four and their occasionally still-active arch rivals, The Rolling Stones [ tickets ], are still battling it out for the hearts and discretionary dollars of classic-rock fans and gift buyers. ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The Brooklyn Museum has a music-related exhibit opening tomorrow (Friday). It’s called Who Shot Rock: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present, and features photographs by dozens of photographers of dozens of different musicians, including Tina ... more info

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Live Daily — For New Orleans native and Grammy Award winner Branford Marsalis [ tickets ], becoming a jazz musician was almost a foregone conclusion. Alongside siblings Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason, his musical education began early by way of his pianist/teacher fa... more info

Live Daily — Tina Turner [ tickets ] will release a live DVD/CD that was recorded earlier this year during her 50th Anniversary Concert Tour, according to a press release. "Tina Live," filmed in March 2009 in Holland, features a career-spanning collection of 2... more info

Starpulse — 2008 saw the Queen of Rock "n" Roll, Tina Turner return to the live circuit and announce the 'Tina Turner's 50th Anniversary Concert Tour' much to the delight of her fans. The tour kicked off [...] Read more! more info

MTV.com News — MTV's landmark show has a long and storied history with the city and returns to home turf on September 13.By Eric Ditzian Britney Spears performs at the 2001 Video Music Awards in New York City Photo: Timothy A. Clary/ Getty Images It all ... more info

Live Daily — Songwriter Ellie Greenwich, who wrote many of the iconic hits of the '60s, including "Leader of the Pack" and "Chapel of Love," has died at the age of 68. Greenwich suffered a heart attack following a case of pneumonia, according to a report in th... more info

Guardian Music — She changed the shape of 60s pop by writing some extraordinary songs, including Be My Baby and Da Doo Ron RonAsk anybody to name a great songwriter from the 60s, and they will namecheck the lyrics of Lennon, the melodies of McCartney, or the studio m... more info