Sky News — The widow for former Labour leader John Smith speaks out in support of Ed Miliband's proposed one member, one vote reforms. more info

Sky News — The spot in Virginia where the princess saved Captain John Smith is to be preserved in a deal that follows years of excavations. more info

Nialler9 — Highlights: Record Store Day events, Public Enemy,  Boddika @ Life Festival Launch,  Nightbeds, The Twilight Sad, Floating Points & I Am The Cosmos, Virgo Four, Fantastic Mr. Fox & Blackbird Blackbird, Veronica Falls, John Smith.  Ticket freebies ... more info

Sky News — The alcohol content in the country's best-selling smooth ale is being reduced in a move that will save its manufacturer millions. more info

Guardian Music — Tate Modern, LondonHow can a dance performance hope to fill the vaulting emptiness of the Turbine Hall? Merce Cunningham's solution, in his brilliantly memorable 2003 Tate Event, was to use the audience as well as the performers to animate the space,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Young Rival is a Canadian indie (garage-)rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. The group consists of singer-guitarist Aron D’Alesio, bassist John Smith, and drummer Noah Fralick. Guitarist Kyle Kuchmey left the band at the end of 2009. In the early 20... more info

Nialler9 — Ever since I saw Lisa Hannigan perform ‘O Sleep’ with John Smith’s wonderful backing vocals, it’s been in my brain repeating itself over and over for the last month. Above, Lisa performs it with James Vincent McMorrow at the Meteor … Read M... more info

ContactMusic — Alex Pettyfer was worried he would ruin I Am Number Four The blonde hunk - who stars as alien John Smith in the sci-fi fantasy film - was so concerned the film would not work with him in it he walked out of the audition before realising he woul... more info

Guardian Music — Pianist and composer at the forefront of British modern jazz since the 1960sOften capricious, frequently didactic, yet invariably passionate about his music, the jazz pianist and composer Mike Garrick, who has died aged 78 following a heart operation... more info

Guardian Music — Music industry body wants the UK's biggest internet service provider to clamp down on illegal filesharing siteThe music industry trade body, the BPI, has asked BT to block the world's largest illegal filesharing website, the Pirate Bay. BT was told t... more info