Guardian Music — O2, London"NKOTBSB" doesn't exactly trip off the tongue, but it's the official moniker for the combined forces of New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys, who put boyband differences aside last summer and have been touring together ever since. Thei... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Halfway through Thursday night’s miraculous revival meeting cum concert at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Bruce Springsteen stopped to recall his beginnings in the ‘60s and early ‘70s playing with a bar band. There was one type of music that was... more info

Starpulse — Last night was a big celebration that was brought to us via the Motor City. The stars dazzled throughout the night, while dancing to the sounds of The Temptations, Martha Reeves and Smokey Robinson... more info

Time — It’s Motown Night on Dancing with the Stars and while it sounds like a bad prom theme, it’s an affair to remember with Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and the Temptations all in the house. After last week’s elimination of Gavin DeGraw, there is ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Motown music got a prime-time spot on the ultimate dancing machine Monday. Detroit's classic music catalog was the star on Week 6 of "Dancing with the Stars," as performers such as Smokey Robinson, the Temptations and Martha Reeves lent their vo... more info

Detroit Free Press — Smokey Robinson, The Temptations and Martha Reeves (spilling out of her top and barely able to sing!) kicked off the show. Berry Gordy, legendary founder of the Motown record label, had a front row seat. more info

Detroit Free Press — The sweetness is gone as one more star falls. Also, the hosts announced that next week's Motown-themed episode will feature performances by the Temptations, Martha Reeves and Smokey Robinson. more info

Guardian Music — O2, LondonIt's easy to sneer at nostalgia package tours like this one. With the Four Tops and the Temptations reduced to just one founding member each, we might as well be watching tribute acts, no? And what's the point in listening to substandard ve... more info

Guardian Music — 'We were having big disagreements. The lead singer had to finish the vocals on his own'Otis Williams, singerWe'd been doing a lot of "psychedelic soul". The singles won Grammies and sold well, but people kept asking when we were going to go back to c... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be reviewing this week, and tell us about live music you've seen recentlyEach week we publish a list of concerts our writers will be covering in the next few days, and we invite you to tell us about shows you'... more info