Guardian Music — Forty years have passed since the US Government declared a "war on drugs". Here we plunder the archives for coverage of the controversial policy by our own reporters.1970sOn 18th June 1971 Richard Nixon declared a 'war on drugs', stating that the dru... more info

ContactMusic — Elvis Presley has become the latest star to be turned into a comic book character. The legendary singer will be immortalised in Graphic Elvis, a limited edition comic created by Liquid Comics and Elvis Presley Enterprises to commemorate the 35th anni... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Music journalist Chet Flippo tells a fascinating story about the embattled publishing mogul's role in the waning days of the King's life. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rupert Murdoch's role in Elvis Presley's final days more info

Guardian Music — You can try any number of tricks but even the best songwriters don't know how they do it, as a new BBC2 show provesHow do you write a hit song? Through the decades, many books have been written on the subject – usually by people who aren't songwrit... more info

Guardian Music — Pavilion Theatre, ManchesterOther Manchester international festival acts may push back more boundaries, but for sheer enjoyment it's hard to look further than Candi Staton. After beginning her visit by performing gospel for free in Manchester churche... more info

Guardian Music — It's not about small woodland creatures, and it's definitely not about Terry Wogan. Alfred Hickling joins in with the Cornish Floral DanceIn May 1911 a young violinist and composer of light music named Katie Moss visited the small Cornish mining tow... more info

L.A. Times - News — South Carolina's presidential primary has an unbroken record of picking the Republican nominee. But this time it could go to an insurgent candidate — with uncertain consequences for the party and for 2012.Turning a South Carolina rally stage into a... more info

Guardian Music — Vitriol, pride and self-pity are the main ingredients in Andy Kershaw's sad memoirI have personal experience of Andy Kershaw's absent off switch. In March 2008, during the period when, thanks to alcohol and the break-up of his relationship with the m... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Oh my god, could you imagine being a descendant of Elvis? That's the most pressure-filled legacy we could possibly imagine! Benjamin Keough is the teenage grandson of the very man himself, and here he is outside the Ritz in London. How many hours do ... more info