Thursday Music DIgest

Hugh Masekela, Novelist!

http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2011/12/15/hugh-masekela-is-now-taking-the-literary-route

A new online subscription music service

http://mumbrella.com.au/visual-jazz-creates-online-music-service-for-jb-hi-fi-68660

Celebrating 100 years of Stan Kenton

http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2011/12/1405.html

Issue 6 of Guitar Interactive Magazine is out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKvdYgymLQI

New Buddy Holly guitar replicas

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-16176129

A guitarist gets his own Sharpie

http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/12/14/yngwie-malmsteen-sharpie/

Christmas in The Big Easy

http://www.yesweekly.com/triad/article-13259-pres-hall-leader-on-big-easy-christmas.html

Trent Reznor sighted

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/girl-dragon-tattoo-trent-reznor-david-fincher-273062

Nominees for the 33rd Blues Music Awards

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2011/12/14/nominees-for-33rd-blues-music-awards-include-bo-keys-charlie-musselwhite-tedeschi-trucks-band/

And Ringo's photographer has a book out

http://www.spin.com/gallery/volume-1-rob-shanahans-photos-paul-ringo-dave-grohl-and-more