L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Hammer Museum will fete Los Angeles visual artist Mark Bradford and singer Joni Mitchell at its annual gala scheduled for Oct. 11. The Gala in the Garden is a key fundraiser for the Westwood museum, which raised $2 million at last year's event. more info

The Telegraph — Photographer Henry Diltz on photographing folk and rock stars from the classic West Coast scene more info

Time — Linda Perhacs, a dental hygienist living in southern California’s Topanga Canyon, recently had to bow out of a party at the last minute as a result of a flu bug going around her office. But it wasn’t a typical function that she missed out on —... more info

Soul Sides — Joni Mitchell, Billy Idol, and one very pliable cat. Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip create a mixtape. Rar-rar-rar . Beyonce decides to blow up the internet. Mercy. more info

Said the Gramophone — Clare Maguire - "The Last Time I Saw Richard". It was hard for me to imagine loving a faithful cover of Joni Mitchell's "The Last Time I Saw Richard". What was there to improve upon? But Clare Maguire has recorded... more info

Chorus.fm — *Frank Turner (http://www.absolutepunk.net/frankturner)*'s cover of "River" by Joni Mitchell can be found in the replies. more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Never get tired of this one. — CFCF more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Highlights from four Amnesty International all-star concert tours from 1986 and 1998 will be released for the first time on Nov. 5 in an eight-disc DVD-CD set featuring awareness- and fund-raising performances by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band... more info

Starpulse — Katy Perry says her fourth album will be inspired by Joni Mitchell. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Katy Perry is planning to ditch pop music and fill her next album with acoustic guitar music just like Joni Mitchell made. more info