• John Loder, founder of Southern Records, died at the age of 59.

• Exhausted Eminem Cancels European Tour. (Billboard.com) The 12-date tour was to include D12, 50 Cent and G-Unit. A statement by Interscope said he is "currently being treated for exhaustion, complicated by other medical issues."

• Newport Salutes Jazz Drummer Roy Haynes. (Newsday)

• At DanFogelberg.com is a note from Dan about his recovery from advanced prostrate cancer. "It has certainly been the most trying experience of our lives and yet has proven to be one of the most illuminating as well."

• "Is rap tomorrow's jazz?" (LA Times) An op-ed piece about race relations and music by Thaddeus Russell, a professor of history and American studies at Barnard College.

• In a Q&A with readers the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal's Gemma Tarlach mentions three bands that she thinks can make it on a national level: Cincere, Call Me Lightning and Black Elephant.