ContactMusic — Deep Purple rocker Jon Lord has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 71 The keyboard player was diagnosed with a tumour in his pancreas in 2011 and he headed to Israel in February 12 to undergo specialist treatment Lord was due to make his live ... more info

Impose Magazine — Is this the second golden age of the extended pop song? The first was in the early '70s, when the acid finally broke through to the mainstream in the form of the classical-pop masterpieces produced by groups like Electric Light Orchestra, Vangeli... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Video of the DayArtist: Theresa Andersson Video: "Street Parade" Highlight: "We made the 'Street Parade' video in two short days," Andersson tells Spinner. "Director Alicia J. Rose came in to New Orleans from Seattle and brought with her... more info

The Newsroom — Starring: Joey Kern. Director: Jason Berger. Writers: Danny Weaver, Michael Rainey. Producers: Corey Moss, Tiffany Moore, Amy Laslett. DP: Topher Osborn. Editor: C. Drew Unser. EPs: Peter Principato, Paul Young, Ben Silverman, Drew Buckley. more info

The Newsroom — Starring Alison Brie, Jason Ritter, Daniel Franzese, Kimmy Gatewood. Voiceover: Joe Sanfelippo. Director/editor: Matthew C. Johnson. Writer: Gatewood. Producers: Corey Moss, Tiffany Moore, Danny Weaver. DP: Topher Osborne. Wardrobe: Heather Karasek. more info

Guardian Music — Three nights at Manchester's Heaton Park will let 225,000 fans witness the resurrection of pop's biggest secret clubTim Vigon won't be among the 75,000 or so Stone Roses fans cramming into Heaton Park in Manchester tomorrow. That's not because he cou... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Jon Lord revisits his Concerto for Group and Orchestra. He re=recorded the 1969 piece with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruce Dickinson, Joe Bonamassa and Steve Morse. Jon’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra, re-recorded by the Royal ... more info

The Newsroom — Starring Rachael Harris, Mark Kelly. Voices: Michael James Nelson, Lauren B. Phillips, Camille Moss. Director: Matthew Manahan. Writers: Manahan, Nelson. Producers: Corey Moss, Jason Berger. DP: Jenn Gittings. Editor: Bill Dewald. Set: Michael Hampto... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran British rocker Ritchie Blackmore has become a father again The former Deep Purple guitarist who turned 67 in April 12 and his wife singersongwriter wife Candice Night became proud parents to Rory Dartanyan on 7 February 12 The tot... more info

Guardian Music — Smashing Pumpkins leader is outraged at Jonny Greenwood being valued more highly than Deep Purple's Ritchie BlackmoreThe return of Smashing Pumpkins brings back not just one of the biggest alternative rock groups of the 90s – it also means the worl... more info