People.com — Hear Marion Cotillard channel Janis Joplin, Kyra Sedgwick belt out Joni Mitchell and more sing-offs on the red carpet more info

MTV.com News — Mary J. Blige sat in with the panel on day two, as 25 golden tickets are awarded.By Gil Kaufman The city that gave us Fantasia, Clay Aiken and Jennifer Hudson brought some serious soul Wednesday night (January 13), the second evening of auditions... more info

ET Online — "American Idol" kicked off its ninth season -- judge Simon Cowell's last -- in Boston with mobs of good, bad and flat-out bizarre singers trying to score a golden ticket to Hollywood. Simon, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi and special celeb judge... more info

Guardian Music — Guitarist in Janis Joplin's band, who epitomised San Francisco's psychedelic eraJames Gurley, who has died of a heart attack aged 69, became known as a ­pioneer of psychedelic blues guitar during his career with the San Francisco band Big Brother ... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about enduring alcohol-induced headaches. Now we want you to row, row, row your boat gently down the streamIt feels (just like) starting over. Or it feels like it's still Christmas. But it's not. It's nigh-on mid-January. It's froze... more info

Guardian Music — This week's playlist consists of songs lovingly crafted by musicians to explore every nook and cranny of the hangover, says Paul MacInnesMany people reading this article will not remember what a hangover is like. Being reformed, sober individuals exi... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Jodi Jones The Little Death are looking forward by looking back. They channel the B52's, Bowie in his Ziggy incarnation, Janis Joplin and even the Andrew Sisters (but with an extended vocabulary). No record company will touch them, who cares ... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Bank/WireImage.com James Gurley, a guitarist for Big Brother and the Holding Company who featured prominently on Janis Joplin’s early hits, passed away last week following a heart attack just two days shy of his 70th birthday, Variety report... more info

James Gurley, the innovative guitarist who helped shape psychedelic rock's multilayered, sometimes thundering sounds as a member ... more info

Undercover, Australia — James Gurley, the guitarist for Janis Joplin`s band Big Brother and the Holding Company, has died in California at the age of 69. more info