Ann Calvello, roller derby bad girl, dies (UPI)

"SAN BRUNO, Calif., March 16 (UPI) -- Ann Calvello, who thrilled roller-derby audiences in California and elsewhere with her spray-painted hair and tattoos, has died at the age of 76."

Guardian Unlimited Arts | Arts news | Ivor Cutler

"Ivor Cutler, the eccentric poet, singer, songwriter and storyteller, who has died aged 83, appealed to successive generations with his offbeat sense of humour and wonder at the world. In more than four decades of performing he attracted a band of admirers and followers that...

African Musician Ali Farka Toure Dies

"Two-time Grammy Award winner Ali Farka Toure, one of Africa's most famous performers, died Tuesday in his native Mali after a long illness. He was in his late 60s. Mali's Culture Ministry said Toure died at his home in the capital, Bamako, after a long struggle with an...