JamBase — Summer Camp 2009 Daily Schedule & Thursday Pre-Party Announced moe. The daily schedule for Summer Camp 2009 (May 22, 23, & 24, 2009 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL) is now up. CLICK HERE to check it out. Summer Camp has also announce... more info

Live Daily — Turner Stephen Bruton died May 9 in Los Angeles due to complications that stemmed from an ongoing battle with throat cancer, according to a statement issued by New West Records. He was 60. The Texas musician had been in Southern California completing... more info

All About Jazz — Stephen Bruton, a Texas musician long admired and much in demand as much for his astute guitar work as for his insights as a songwriter, died Saturday in Los Angeles of complications of cancer that he'd been battling for several years. He was 60. ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — This week's contest prizes are three music biographies: two books just released in paperback, Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth and Willie Nelson: An Epic Life; and the charmingly offbeat classic (to me, at least) Saint Morrissey:... more info

Live Daily — Green Day is getting ready to hit the road in support of the band's forthcoming album, "21st Century Breakdown," which lands in stores Tuesday (5/15). The pop-punk trio's soon-to-be-released eighth studio effort, which has been in the works since ear... more info

ContactMusic — WILLIE NELSON's longtime stage manager and "golf partner" has died, aged 56.Randall 'Poodie' Locke toured with the country legend for more than 30 years. He died on... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ben said...now at moistworks...a new single from SWAMP DOGG, "Please Step Back," a theme song from a novel by Ben Greenman...http://www.moistworks.comIshkabibliophile said...Golden Smog mixtape at:http://rightsideofagoodthing.blogspot.comFusion 45 sa... more info

Express Newspapers — NOT THE cleverest title but it's likely the double-entendre was lost on all concerned. more info

Craig Bickhardt - Brother to the Wind Release: February 17, 2009 Discover: MySpace | Website | Blog Purchase: Amazon | CD Baby For this project, Bickhardt dug deep into his 800-tune catalog. The record contains songs that have already proven their st... more info

Willie Nelson’s stage manager of 34 years, Randall “Poodie” Locke, passed away at his home yesterday from a heart attack. He was 56. Michael Corcoran explains how he got the name Poodie: As his mother Gloria “Momma” Locke loved to s... more info