Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — MONTREAL - When the Montreal International Jazz Festival staged its first event some 30 years ago, co-founders Andre Menard and Alain Simard hoped it would be a "nice place of convergence" for musicians and music lovers. more info

Soul Sides — From the time he was 10 Michael Jackson grew up in front of the world - first wonderfully, then weirdly, then woefully. His death at just 50 is hard to quite process. A tragedy? Yes but I'm not sure if it's any more tragic than the grotesque implosio... more info

ET Online — Music legend Stevie Wonder is extremely upset over the death of his former collaborator Michael Jackson. A rep for Wonder tells ET that Wonder won't be commenting further than to say, "He is emotionally distraught and chooses to be quiet right... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said...BRUCE PALMER The Cycle Is Complete (1971)Spacey, improvisational 1971 LP from the bassist of Buffalo springfield - "something along the lines of latter-era Traffic and the psychedelic soul of Rotary Connection." Listen Before You Downl... more info

JamBase — African Musical Genius Baaba Maal To Release New Album Television Baaba Maal Senegalese master-musician Baaba Maal will release his new multi-lingual album, Television, on September 15 (Palm Pictures), a groundbreaking successor to 2001's Miss... more info

Guardian Music — Previously dismissed as toys, drum machines soon had sticksmen running scared after the arrival of these two credible, powerful instruments in the early 80sWhat are they? The first drum machines to feature digital sampling. Before the release of Linn... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — I previously mentioned the big Mandela concert going down at MSG on July 18th. Well, that show was moved to Radio City Music Hall. Tickets are still on sale. The lineup includes Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Whoopi Goldberg,... more info

Live Daily — Legendary singer Tony Bennett [ tickets ] will spend much of the summer and fall on the tour trail, performing hits from his extensive discography before preparing for the holiday season with material from last fall's "A Swingin' Christmas." The 3... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Godfather said...A-Ha - The Singles: 1984–2004Shocking Blue - 20 Greatest HitsYes - Tales from Topographic OceansRamones - All The Stuff (And More) Vol. 1Fourplay - Between The SheetsRamones - Animal BoyGregg Allman - No Stranger to the Dark: ... more info

Guardian Music — The jazz singer tells Will Hodgkinson about dancing on tables and dinners with husband Elvis CostelloWhen I'm with my husband ...John Coltrane – A Love Supreme (1965)Elvis [Costello] and I were at a restaurant we like when Coltrane came on th... more info