ContactMusic — Star Trek actor William Campbell has died, aged 87. Campbell, who played Klingon warrior Captain Koloth on Star Trek, also teamed up with Elvis Presley in his first film Love Me Tender. He was married to President John F. Kennedy's... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Scots music legend Alan McGee has revealed he almost didn't sign supergroup Oasis because he thought Liam Gallagher looked too dodgy.East Kilbride-born McGee famously discovered the band after seeing them play an unbilled set at legendary Glasgow ven... more info

ContactMusic — Welsh musician Cerys Matthews has a stomach-churning piece of rock memorabilia - recording studio equipment covered in Elvis Presley's saliva. The former Catatonia frontwoman owns a section of wood panelling from a studio in Nashville, Tennessee,.... more info

Totally Fuzzy — AMD said... SAVED! Vol. 1 Music to make you believe...or wish you did: 1. LaVern Baker – Saved (1961) 2. The Staple Singers – Don’t Knock (1960) 3. Marie Knight – What Could I Do (1947) 4. Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers – Wonderful (1959)... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — One on my favorite Elvis albums, even though it’s a bootleg, is Cut Me & I Bleed released on Double G Records. The album is a collection of alternate studio, home, and live rehearsal recordings that present “another side” of Elvis. Pedestal rem... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a popular music magazine in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, in the 14 November 1952 edition. In the 1970s it be... more info

Guardian Music — 36 years after its release, Queen's classic 'rock opera' retains the top spot in an army radio station pollQueen's classic "rock opera" Bohemian Rhapsody has topped a poll to find the British armed forces' favourite song.The 1975 song won double the ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Thanks for all the great suggestions last week. Part of the problem in trying to do this properly is that for most singers or bands who have had a long career, I don't own every LP that they've released - examples of this include The Cure, Elvis Cos... more info

Guardian Music — The ageing players of Orchestre Poly-Rythmo have regrouped – with the help of Franz FerdinandOvernight success can take years. For the members of Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, it has taken more than 40 of them. Just as Cuba's Buena Vi... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Sometimes it seems like Hollywood is a small town. And nowhere is that easier to illustrate than on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The six cast members aren't just connected to each other - within several degrees, they're connected to ... more info