Guardian Music — The legendary label, which celebrates its 50th birthday in May, managed in its heyday to achieve that rare feat: combining commercial success with artistic integrityI had some issues with 24 Hour Party People, the Tony Wilson/Factory Records biopic, ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Amy Winehouse could be following legends Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff and Sean Paul into the Reggae genre- claims a report. Inspired by her months in St Lucia Wino has apparently recorded demos with a... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. This week, it's two artists whose names might never pop into your head simultaneously - Bob Marley and Soft Cell. They did pop into DJ Zebra 's head, and once again the long-time French mash-maker shows us how it's done... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — With Bob Marley at the helm in the late 1970s, the Wailers reengineered the reggae blueprint on Exodus by embracing pop, funk, and R&B and by teasing out multiple layers of riffs, melodies, and harmonies on each song. But even following Marley's deat... more info

Even those of us who love Western Swing are forced to acknowledge that for that form, Bob Wills, much like Bob Marley for Reggae and Bill Monroe for Bluegrass, is the colossus against whom all other artists are compared. While others may occasionally... more info

Rolling Stone — • The Breeders Cover Bob Marley on New EP Top stories from the last three days: • Michael Jackson Sells Out London Run • No Doubt Tell Stories Behind Songs • Exclusive: Neil Young’s “Light a Candle” Video • Dhani Harrison’s thenewno... more info

Rolling Stone — Fans of the Breeders waited six years between the band’s 2002 album Title TK and last year’s Mountain Battles, but Kim and Kelley Deal are back already, returning with four fresh tracks next month. On April 21st the group will release a limited-e... more info

MTV.com News — 'If you're going to change the world with anything, it's going to be music,' rapper says.By Steven Roberts Photo: MTV News There will be a strong contingent of hip-hop artists performing at this year's South by Southwest music festival in A... more info

Idolator — Hey, it's a list! Let's argue about it? Esquire has published an "unranked, incomplete, yet highly tasteful and informative" rundown of 75 long-players that "every man should own" with the usual bite-sized commentary the magazine devotes to these sor... more info

Guardian Music — The singer has announced she will headline a series of concerts at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire in May to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Island RecordsAmy Winehouse has confirmed she will headline a series of concerts to celebrate the 50th birt... more info