ContactMusic — Animals rocker Eric Burdon has signed a deal to pen a third edition of his memoirs.The House of the Rising Sun singer will release Breathless through... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — War Child have revealed plans to celebrate their 20th anniversary by releasing a compilation album featuring a collection of the tracks recorded for their charity albums over the past two decades. The charity will celebrate its 20th an... more info

Guardian Music — Guitarist's sister says People, Hell and Angels shows the creation of a new direction 'with more sounds and more cultures'Once more, the world is to to discover the new musical direction Jimi Hendrix would have taken had he not died in September 1970... more info

The Independent — 'Cheese Release Me' or 'Mouse of The Rising Sun' maybe? more info

Guardian Music — Geoffrey Cannon enjoys Abbey Road, the new album from the Beatles, but ultimately finds it a "slight matter"The Beatles have spent the past year at home in Britain since their last album "The Beatles." They've pursued their personal activities and ev... more info

Metalsucks — We would hope that any “Show Us Your MetalSucks” photos from the Empire of the Rising Sun would include copious amounts of raw seafood, bags of crazy candy with indecipherable writing on them, giant white people next to small Japanese people or ... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Ally Carnwath finds a spark in this stunning debut album"Louder than a dirtbike" was how Mark "Sparklehorse" Linko... more info

Impose Magazine — We've had a special fondness for 50's nostalgia fed through lo-fi aesthetics this year, so naturally we're stoked on Eric Copeland of Black Dice trying out his best Eric Burdon impersonating Howlin' Wolf impression. Copeland's Wh... more info

Guardian Music — The Italian super DJ has mixed a playlist for the Italian capital exclusively for The GuardianHerva - Listen To Me People/Skin EPTake an early morning a stroll down Via Giulia, one of the most beautiful and scenic streets in Rome, and you immediately... more info

USA Today Music — Haley begins her set a cappella, with a echo-laden verse of House of the Rising Sun. The band adds a sultry blues vamp for the second verse, ... more info