Guardian Music — He's Britain's most innovative, radical, creative and, yes, ridiculous, pop star, whose overt sexuality, visual flamboyance and unusual lyrics set him apart from all his contemporaries. He tells Miranda Sawyer how, at 16, and after enduring years of ... more info

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Aquarium Drunkard — Before the pomp, before the flair, and before the pageantry/self-caricature, there was 1970’s Tumbleweed Connection.  No Donald Duck stage costumes or Victorian era wigs to be found here; no, in their stead is a collection of of songs that mark ... more info

Musos Guide — WARNING! Elton John is trying to be hip again, by officially allowing another of his classic songs to be sampled. more info

All About Jazz — Diana Krall is supposed to be discussing her new album, Quiet Nights. But lounging on a sofa in her hotel suite, the singer/pianist keeps changing the subject to other objects of her affection: friends Tony Bennett and Elton John, Woody Allen movies,... more info

All About Jazz — HIGH AS A KITE ON A TIMELESS FLIGHT On this day in 1970, Apollo 13, the third manned lunar landing mission, launched. Thanks to Ron Howard and Tom Hanks we all know how things turned out. Just two years after this snafu plagued flight, Elton John an... more info

JamBase — HIGH AS A KITE ON A TIMELESS FLIGHT On this day in 1970, Apollo 13, the third manned lunar landing mission, launched. Thanks to Ron Howard and Tom Hanks we all know how things turned out. Just two years after this snafu plagued flight, Elton Jo... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - On the surface, it always has seemed like a natural pairing: two of the rock era's most successful acts -- piano-based or otherwise -- dispensing hit after hit after hit. more info

411 Mania — What does Elton think of being on rap tracks? more info

All About Jazz — Saturday night's alright for the piano men, who gave fans a three- hour show full of hits. Partnerships between pop superstars usually deliver less than the sum of their talents. Nostalgia isn't always enough, but a surprising collaboration betwee... more info