Idolator — This week, American Idol goes to the movies, with director Quentin Tarantino sitting in as mentor as the contestants take on the frustratingly vague theme of "songs from film." (Tarantino has actually served as a guest judge on the show in the past, ... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran actor SAMUEL L. JACKSON has embraced turning 60 years old - because he can now be a grumpy old man on film sets.The Pulp Fiction star has showed little sign... more info

The Mirror — Named after a Hindu goddess, she had a privileged upbringing and is one of the film world's most talented and beautiful actresses. Yet the statuesque Pulp Fiction star Uma Thurman has been dogged by unhappiness and heartache. more info

Idolator — I'm hoping to keep the "nyah, I was there and you weren't" reportage from this year's South By Southwest Festival to a minimum, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that yesterday I attended Jarvis Cocker's "Saying The Unsayable," the Pulp frontman'... more info

NME — Jarvis Cocker performed an acoustic version of his Pulp hit and praised the song-writing techniques of David Bowie and Leonard Cohen during his lecture on the role of lyrics in song writing at the South by Southwest Festival today (March 18). more info

The Mirror — Tuesday and we here at Mirror.co.uk's Showbiz Towers are very proud and excited to announce that Pulp's Jarvis Cocker is to make his debut headlining solo festival performance at this year's Secret Garden Party. more info

All About Jazz — On its Web site the Ebne Quartet has all the usual things, from a biography and a touring schedule to music clips and an estimable repertory list, as well as a link to The Other Ebne. Click on it, and you will find recordings of the groups improvi... more info

Idolator — I've never been to SXSW, so it's a little hard for me to understand how exactly the whole thing works from the generally ecstatic coverage the event receives, especially from online sources. As far as I can tell, attendees wander from jam-packed sho... more info

Idolator — Hey, it's a list! Let's argue about it? Esquire has published an "unranked, incomplete, yet highly tasteful and informative" rundown of 75 long-players that "every man should own" with the usual bite-sized commentary the magazine devotes to these sor... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy!Amy Winehouse has stepped down from the Coachella lineup. However, the singer is not one to be held down for long, concurrently announcing that she is making her live comeback this May, performing with Keane, Paul Well... more info