Guardian Music — North-eastern artist with a meticulous and tranquil touchRon Bone, who has died aged 60, was a highly accomplished artist who was making the transition from serene interiors to portraiture when cancer intervened. He had finished only a small number... more info

Guardian Music — Ten years ago, John Harris was within seconds of a meeting Bob Dylan – until Eric Clapton stole him away. Now he talks to those who have been granted an audience with rock's greatest enigmaImagine this: since you were 11 years old, you have been c... more info

Totally Fuzzy — British singer Kate Bush acts out the title to her new album, Director's Cut. The reclusive British star is one of pop's great perfectionists. On her first album in six years, Bush revisits — and re-records — some of her material from the late... more info

Guardian Music — We mark the 30th anniversary of Marley's death with a playlist of hits, obscurities and surprising cover versionsAt the 30th anniversary of his death, Bob Marley has become a more iconic figure than he was during his lifetime. His music is heard less... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Leon Russell never quite hit all the right notes the way he did on his 1970 eponymous debut. He never again seemed as convincing in his grasp of Americana music and themes, never again seemed as individual, and never again did his limited, slurred ... more info

Guardian Music — Robert Johnson was the most influential blues player of all time. Now the last of his musical collaborators will play for his devotees in a centennial celebrationDavid "Honeyboy" Edwards's voice all but creaks as he talks, but even at 95 the closest ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Warner Music Group Corp., the world's third-largest recording company with such artists as Eric Clapton, Michael Buble and Paramore, is being sold for about $1.3 billion as a global decline in CD sales weighs down the industry. more info

The Independent — Warner Music Group Corp., the world's third-largest recording company with such artists as Eric Clapton, Michael Buble and Paramore, is being sold for about €3.3 billion (£2bn) as a global decline in CD sales weighs down the industry. more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Allman Brothers guitarist is releasing his long-awaited solo disc on May 10th Warren Haynes has devoted so much time to the Allman Brothers Band, the Dead and Gov't Mule during the past 20 years that he's barely had any space for a solo career.... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Neil Young, Keith Richards, T Bone Burnett, Robbie Robertson, Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt explain. Why is Robert Johnson, above all other blues players, the preeminent figure in that bedrock form of American popular music? That question, one that d... more info