Impose Magazine — Back when you were just a twinkle in your father's eye, Buck 65 was writing rap songs about being a centaur in the porno industry. Some 20 odd years later, his style is far removed from the juvenile jokes; he's something in the vein of a hip hop Tom ... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonThe opening night of this year's La Linea Latin music festival was an unlikely blend of theatricality and experiment that combined a young Israeli singer, who mixes flamenco with songs in the endangered Ladino language, and a tango ex... more info

Guardian Music — Tom Waits's former nanny Jesca Hoop is as intriguing as her boss. Maddy Costa meets herJesca Hoop is a troubled woman. The woes that waylay the Californian singer-songwriter range from major – the recent death of both parents – to minor: a war ag... more info

DrownedInSound — It is Friday. It is the end of a fantastic week. Here is our Spotify playlist which soundtracks all of what has been on the site this week... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Follow-up to For Emma, Forever Ago was made with a little help from Justin Vernon's friends after he 'forgot how to write songs'Four years after Bon Iver emerged from a Wisconsin cabin with one of the 2000s' most celebrated records, the forlorn folki... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bon Iver revealed that he has a new 10 song album coming this June. He told RS that he had help from outside artists like saxophonist Colin Stetson (played with Tom Waits + Arcade Fire) and pedal-steel guitarist Gr... more info

CNN Showbiz — Alice Cooper and Tom Waits were among the five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday night at the official ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. more info

Mercury News, California — The rock hall's latest class brought together Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Northern Californian Tom Waits, Darlene Love, Dr. John and Leon Russell at New York's Waldorf Astoria, and after all the speeches were done the musicians kept playing until the... more info

ContactMusic — Alice Cooper was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony at New York's Wardorf Astoria Hotel last night (15th March 2011). Alice Cooper, the American rock singer was honoured alongside Tom Waits, Neil Diamond and Darlene Lov... more info

NME — Neil Diamond, Dr John and Darlene Love also inducted more info