Stormy Monday Music Digest

A new plaque for John and Yoko

http://www.nme.com/news/nme/53551

Top of the heap this week in the blues

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/kenny-wayne-shepherd-has-1-blues/

A benefit auction for the New Orleans Opera Association

http://www.nola.com/drink/index.ssf/2010/10/wine_and_spirits_auction_benef.html

The secret history of Austin music

http://www.austin360.com/music/secret-history-of-austin-music-henry-lebermann-991711.html

Before guitar, Gibson picked mandolin

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/oct/24/TRNEWSO81/

10 great guitar blogs

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/10/24/10-great-guitar-blogs-stratoblogster/

A look back at "Cast Your Fate to the Wind"

http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/428977_147117-blogcritics.org.html

Yusef Lateef sighted

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16422880?nclick_check=1

Jews, Jazz and Socialism

http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20Editorials/2010/October/25%20o/Jews,%20Jazz,%20&%20Socialism%20By%20Gilad%20Atzmon.htm

And another roundup of new CDs

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/arts/music/25choice.html?_r=1&src=twrhp