Soul Sides — The Hassles: 4 O’Clock In the Morning From 7″ (UA, 1968). The Hassles: 4 O’Clock In the Morning From Hour of the Wolf (UA, 1969). Also on Billy Joel and the Hassles. One of the best/worst things about getting hooked on the 7″ as a format... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker STING has become the latest star to join the campaign to raise funds for the victims of the Australian floods - he is asking fans to donate money at his concerts Down Under.The former Police frontman has already joined musicians includ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The decade that was the 80s is one that divides opinion on whether it was a good era for music. On the one hand, there were some really appalling things inflicted upon us.....Jive Bunny, Shakin Stevens, Joe Dolce, The Birdie Song, Cliff Richard bein... more info

ContactMusic — NEIL DIAMOND, BILLY JOEL and NEIL SEDAKA have led the tributes to music mogul DON KIRSHNER, who died on Monday (17Jan11).The 76-year-old producer, promoter and music publisher passed away at a Florida hospital after suffering heart failure, and the s... more info

Gigwise — Rock promoter has died... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Don Kirshner, Music, R.I.P. Rock music promoter and producer Don Kirshner died today of heart failure in Boca Raton, Florida. Don gave future superstars like The Police and Billy Joel early national... more info

Detroit Free Press — When a husky, mustached auditioner awkwardly snaps his way through Billy Joel's "The Longest Time" in front of Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson, something totally out of the ordinary happens: They don't make fun of him. more info

Pop Crunch — Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. For Kelly Clarkson, flattery comes in the form of a pet goat. The former American Idol got a goat for Christmas…and that’s not even the weirdest part of this story! Kelly named her horned frie... more info

Guardian Music — With the return of Glee Rebecca Nicholson rates the new songs from series twoChirpy high-school Auto-Tune factory Glee has, "thanks" to its trademark Rachel/Finn warble-off Don't Stop Believing, done more for keeping 80s power ballads alive than tho... more info

ContactMusic — BILLY JOEL is reportedly set to celebrate his speedy recovery from double hip replacement surgery by joining his pal SIR ELTON JOHN onstage in March (11) when the Brit plays New York's fabled Madison Square Garden.The 61-year-old singer had the opera... more info