I Guess I'm Floating — The first thing you should know about Bill Baird is that he can create some really authentic music; whether it was in the scintillating (yet short-lived) successes of Sound Team or his current solo work in Sunset. The second thing you should know ab... more info

Idolator — After word that the final list of books being published in the latest installment of the album-per-tome 33 1/3 series would be delayed because of "economy-related goings-on," series publisher Continuum released a 27-album shortlist on the series' blo... more info

Guardian Music — Last-ditch careerism is often the reason why these 'elite' gatherings are rarely the sum of their partsA close friend of mine, called Steve, once got down to the last four people auditioning to sing in Velvet Revolver. While putting together the Guns... more info

ContactMusic — ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA & TRAVELING WILBURYS star JEFF LYNNE is to be awarded the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' (ASCAP) 2009 Golden Note ... more info

New York Times — Mr. Groucutt played bass and sang with the 1970s hitmakers Electric Light Orchestra during the group’s heyday as one of the world’s biggest rock acts. more info

All About Jazz — Kelly Groucutt, former bass player with 1970s rock hitmakers ELO, died Feb. 19 in Worcester, central England, after having a heart attack. He was 63. Formed in Birmingham, England, in 1971 by local musicians Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood, ELO -- short f... more info

Undercover, Australia — Kelly Groucutt, bass player for the Electric Light Orchestra, has died of a heart attack at the age of 63. more info

Pitchfork — -- Kelly Groucutt, bassist for ELO during their 1970s heyday, died of a heard attack on February 19, according to his official site. Groucutt was a core member of the group from 1974-1983-- that's his jaunty line on "Mr. Blue Sky". The AP reports th... more info

USA Today Music — Kelly Groucutt, former bass player with 1970s rock hitmakers ELO, has died at age 63. more info

Popeater — Bass player Kelly Groucutt, who thumped away on his 4-string for most of ELO's monster hits in the 1970s including 'Mr. Blue Sky' and 'Livin' Thing,' died on Thursday of a heart attack. He was 63. more info