Thursday Music Digest

Scary doings at Ringo's

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/06/09/robber-dies-after-break-in-at-ringo-starr-s-apartment-block-115875-22320764/

Does the blues need a pick-me-up?

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/09/does-the-blues-need-a-pick-me-up.html

Ryan Adams pays tribute to Ronnie James Dio

http://www.spin.com/articles/ryan-adams-writes-dio-inspired-songs

A BBC interview with Allen Toussaint

http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/allen-toussaint-talks-to-bbcs-the-strand-about-new-orleans-post-katrina-artistic-rebirth-2010-06-09

Edith Prickley sighted

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/breakingnews/andrea-martin-louise-pitre-join-cdn-cast-of-love-loss-and-what-i-wore-95990889.html

Jeff Beck's Les Paul tribute

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/jeff-beck-leads-les-paul-tribute-at-iridium/

The Rochester Ookelele Orchestra?

http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/events/choice-concerts/2010/06/UKULELE-Rochester-Ukulele-Orchestra-6-16/

R.I.P. to legendary Boston jazz D.J. Tony Cennamo

http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2010/06/10/tony_cennamo_jazz_dj_at_wbur_for_decades_at_76/

Hawaiian music and hula in Shanghai

http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=20235

And a preview of this weekend's Firesign Theatre shows in Oregon

http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2010/06/the_firesign_theatre_brings_co.html