ContactMusic — Veteran music producer NILE RODGERS has fallen foul of a charity for wounded soldiers after pulling out of a fundraising event in a row over hotel rooms. The Le Freak ... more info

Guardian Music — Nominate the life and death songs we missed, and the ones with the most recommendations will make up our final playlistSee the full list of life and death songs hereToday sees the sixth instalment of 1,000 Songs Everyone Must Hear, a lovingly compile... more info

JamBase — SUMMER CAMP, UMPH AFTER PARTIES, MOUNTAIN JAM AND MORE With their 2009 Winter Tour coming to a close, NYC road warriors U-Melt have solidified plans for their Spring Tour kicking off at the end of March. Featuring several debuts at venues thro... more info

8/1 — Motown, Dusty Springfield, Ronettes, Smiths, New Order, Kinks, Spector, Scott Walker, Sticky Fingers, There She Goes, Donovan, Blondie, Bobby D, Twisterella, Dionne Warwick, Minnie Ripperton, Lee and Nancy, Serge and Jane, Camera Obscura, el Perro de... more info

Guardian Music — Hello all, and thanks for tuning in to this week's pop-fuelled show. You can't fail to have noticed the return of Pet Shop Boys – from their outstanding contribution to music award at the Brits, to their new, emphatically titled and Xenomania-... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Veteran death metallers Duane Timlin (DYING FETUS, DIVINE EMPIRE), Joe Payne (NILE, DIVINE HERESY), James King (ORIGIN, UNMERCIFUL), Derek Engemann (UNMERCIFUL) and John Ramos (A.T.W.T.T.B., FUNERAL RITES) have joined forces in a new band called VILE... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Almost 30 years after his heralded debut and two years after his re-emergence on his Streets of New York (buy the cd here) release, Willie Nile is back and ready to put his career into high gear... more info

JamBase — WORLDY NORTH CAROLINA BOYS OUT FOR THREE MONTHS ON THE ROAD Toubab Krewe Toubab Krewe kicked off their spring tour yesterday in Champaign, IL, offering their unique sound to folks from the Midwest outwards to the East Coast and down to Florida be... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — NILE mainman Karl Sanders has helped mix a new version of the song "Beyond The Horizon" that will be featured on the next full-length album from the Egyptian-themed Brazilian doom metal band AMARNA SKY. more info

All About Jazz — New album is slated for April 14 release on River House Records/GB Music NEW YORK, N,Y. — Nearly 30 years after his much-heralded debut and two years after his astonishing re-emergence on Streets of New York, Willie Nile is ready to push his... more info