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Festivals guide 2012 listings: jazz, blues, funk and soul festivals

4925 days ago
Guardian MusicIf soulful stuff is what you're after, here are the best jazz fests taking place this summer up and down the countryBluesFestWhen 26 June-6 JulyWhere Various venues in London and ManchesterWhat Performers bring out the blues in their musicWho Nick Lo... more info

Why pop music loves TS Eliot

4927 days ago
Guardian MusicScratch any literate songwriter – Win Butler, David Bowie, PJ Harvey – and beneath the surface you will find a debt to TS EliotThe New Yorker critic Louis Menand, reflecting on TS Eliot's transition from radical modernist to arch-conservative, wr... more info

Coroner: Guitarist Montrose committed suicide

4969 days ago
TopixThe death of rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose, who formed an eponymous band in the 1970s and played with heavy hitters such as Van Morrison and Herbie Hancock, has been ruled a suicide. more info

Van Morrison set to headline Green Man Festival

4976 days ago
Gigwise68-year-old singer songwriter joins Feist on top of bill at Welsh festival more info

Van Morrison Headlines Festival

4977 days ago
Chorus.fm*Van Morrison* (http://www.vanmorrison.com) will headline the Green Man Festival (http://www.greenman.net) in Wales this year. more info

Jocky Wilson said – and other rock myths

4984 days ago
Guardian MusicWhen the darts star's face popped up behind Dexys Midnight Runners on Top of the Pops in 1982, it looked like a cock-up. Not so …As news spread of the death of two-time Darts World Champion Jocky Wilson last weekend, Twitter was trending and Facebo... more info

Michael Kiwanuka: Home Again – review

5003 days ago
Guardian MusicWhether it was intended that way or not, Michael Kiwanuka's debut ticks a lot of the boxes required for pop success in 2012If such a thing as a racing certainty still exists in these turbulent times for rock and pop, then Michael Kiwanuka's debut alb... more info

R.I.P. Ronnie Montrose

5006 days ago
StereogumThe shred-master guitarist Ronnie Montrose, the former leader of the band Montrose and one of the great technical wizards from the early days of hard rock, died on Saturday, possibly of prostate cancer. He was 64. Montrose got his start as a session ... more info

Ronnie Montrose, Van Morrison Guitarist, Dies Aged 64

5006 days ago
ContactMusicThe guitarist RONNIE MONTROSE has sadly died at the age of 64 his booking agent Jim Douglas confirming that the virtuoso had passed away at his home in California on Sunday Montrose had several of his own bands but hell be known more for his diverse ... more info

Van Morrison – review

5026 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, YorkWith Van Morrison's reputation for unpredictability or grumpiness, you fear the worst when a disembodied voice threatens to remove anyone in the audience using a mobile phone. However, moments later, the singer rampages into a cheery,... more info

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