Live Daily — Brian Setzer [ tickets ] spent last night (12/14) in a New Mexico hospital after collapsing just two songs into his holiday set with the Brian Setzer Orchestra in Albuquerque. The former Stray Cats frontman was approximately 20 minutes into the Ch... more info

MSN Music — Former Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer leaves Albuquerque-area concert for hospital more info

Live Daily — The Cult [ tickets ] and Old 97's [ tickets ] will each headline one weekend of the third annual Musink tattoo convention and music festival scheduled for early next year. The three-day event will first set up camp Feb. 19-21 in Costa Mesa, CA. Co... more info

Guardian Music — He wrote dozens of hits in the 50s and 60sThe American songwriter and producer Luther Dixon, who has died aged 78, was responsible for dozens of pop classics in the 1950s and 60s and helped shape the classic "girl group" sound with the Shirelles. His... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Members of the Fixx, Squeeze,the Gin Blossoms and the Stray Cats will be part of Kilimanjaro Rocks, a 12-day concert/fundraiser/journey to the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro in East Africa. Taking part are, The Fixx’s Cy Cumin, The... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Rasmus Weng Karlsen Powersolo is Atomic Child & Kim Kix, two Danes from Aarhus who like to hurt their guitars trying to create garage tinged dance rock with a rockablly twist. Bloodskinbones is an upbeat album with off kilter lyrics. With the... more info

Totally Fuzzy — vita lite said...4 Fuzzy fans - This weeks stuffTokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Wild PeaceSham 69 - Tell Us the TruthStray Cats - Stray CatsThe Streets - Original Pirate MaterialThe Selector - Unplugged for the Rude Boy GenerationVibes, the - Whats In... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Research Garage said...New at The Research GarageAll 320kbps.David Forman- David Forman (1976)Rare and expensive Japanese import of his Arista Records debut.Stray Cats- Stray Cats (1981)Stray Cats- Gonna Ball (1981)Stray Cats- Rant n' Rave with t... more info

Guardian Music — This week, it's all about Francophilia as we head across the channel and embrace the language of our Gallic cousinsSo, what have I learned this week? I have learned the sad story of Tijuana, a town that became a city for all the wrong reasons. I have... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Lost In The Eighties- A Post Punk Mix TapeFilm, TV and Radio with their roll call of ready made stereotypes and lazy clichés - would have you believe that the early eighties music scene was a period populated almost exclusively by frilly shirted N... more info