Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Before their show in River, the band's guitarist speaks. Plus, everything you need to know before their fourth concert in Buenos Aires.Prior to joining Oasis, Gem Archer had his shining hour as a head of Heavy Stereo, a band that joined the second li... more info

MTV.com News — Smokey Robinson mentors contestants for Motown night.By Gil Kaufman Adam Lampert performs on "American Idol" on Wednesday Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images/ Fox A couple of things became clear on Wednesday night as the "American Idol" t... more info

All About Jazz — Daniel Sadownick is one of the world's premier percussionists. His resume includes work with names such as The Roots, {{Dennis Chambers = 12052}}, Billy Idol, {{Pat Martino = 3225}}, {{Nicholas Payton = 10180}}, Me'shell Ndege'ocello, {{Christian McB... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — On sale for $1.99 at Amazon MP3: the Hold Steady's 11-track Boys And Girls In America and Al Green's seminal 9-track album, Let's Stay Together. Slate explains why Amazon's Kindle e-book reader will change the worlds of publishing and... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — It goes without saying that gospel music is a fundamental building block of soul. Some of soul’s most iconic artists – Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin and Al Green – sang gospel, were raised in it, or left secular music to go back to... more info

Idolator — I was fully on board with the Essence Music Festival lineup already, based on my previously untested theory that if Al Green, Maxwell and Teena Marie in the same place, something magical will happen, possibly involving a open portal to an alternate s... more info

Guardian Music — 02 Arena, LondonFor the past decade, Tina Turner has lived largely in Geneva, and you wonder whether she has been frequenting Swiss rejuvenation clinics. Beginning this five-night residency at the O2, the leather-lunged singer, celebrating her 50th y... more info

Rolling Stone — Starting March 6th, OK Go are hitting the road to preview songs from their next album, the follow-up to 2005’s Oh No. On this upcoming third full-length, the band is looking to some unlikely influences: Aretha Franklin, Al Green and Prince. “I wa... more info

Pitchfork — -- Dntel-- aka Jimmy Tamborello aka Jimmy Figurine aka the other dude in the Postal Service-- is cleaning out his closet. His new/old three-disc set Early Works for Me If It Works For You II hits April 14 via Phthalo. It features the first two Dntel ... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Indie blues label Fat Possum Records has licensed the entire Hi Records catalog, including Al Green's 1972 album "Let's Stay Together" and several of his greatest hits compilations. more info