Rufus Wainwright's latest album Out of the Game has all the delightful trappings of a '70s glam record, complete with sugary bits of Bowie-like riffs and a delicious topping of singer-songwriter gold.

Wainwright recently sat down with producer extraordinaire Mark Ronson to discuss their first recording venture together, reminiscing about the late 1970s in New York City, and all of its layers of filth and grime -- something they wanted to put on wax.

The tributes are rolling in for Bee Gees great Robin Gibb, who died yesterday (May 20) at the age of 62 following a long battle with cancer. Among those who have honored the late singer and songwriter are Justin Timberlake, Stevie Nicks, Bryan Adams, Liam Gallagher and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

"Robin was not only an exceptional and extraordinary musician and songwriter, he was a highly intelligent, interested and committed human being," said Blair, according to the BBC. "He was a great friend with a wonderful open and fertile mind and a student of history and politics. I will miss him very much. My thoughts and prayers are with [his wife] Dwina and all the family."

It was a sentiment echoed by Timberlake, who big-upped the Bee Gee via Twitter.

"We have lost a truly brilliant musician today," the singer and actor tweeted. "One of my idols. My heart goes out to the Gibb family in this time of sorrow...RIP Robin."

Robin Gibb, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who found worldwide success as a member of the Bee Gees, the group he founded with brothers Maurice and Barry, has died. He was 62.

Known for such classic hits as "How Deep Is Your Love?" and "Stayin' Alive," Gibb made headlines in recent months for his public battles with colon and liver cancer. On April 14, Gibb had been hospitalized in London after falling into a coma, but a little over a week later, he miraculously woke up. By April 30, he was up and learning to walk again. But on the evening of May 20, family spokesman Doug Wright released a statement saying he had succumbed.

"The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery. The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."

Robin is survived by his brother Barry, the eldest of the Bee Gees' three founders. Robin's twin, Maurice, died in 2003, effectively ending a group that, over its remarkable 40-plus-year run, sold more than 220 million albums.

When Arcade Fire backed Mick Jagger for three songs on Saturday Night Live last night (May 19), those red patches the band were wearing weren't fashion statements, but very pointed acts of protest in support of Quebec students who were quite literally setting fires in Montreal at the same time.

The Montreal-based band have clearly chosen a side in Quebec students' months-long fight with provincial government officials over tuition hikes and the province's new and very Big Brother law known as Bill 78 designed to snuff out protests. The red patches are one of the symbols of student resistance against these government measures.

The law, which has drawn criticism from civil rights advocates, prohibits protests of more than 50 people taking place without organizers checking in with police in advance, and threatens heavy fines against student leaders and student groups who organize protests. A related by-law just launched by the city prevents anyone at a protest from wearing a mask.

Peter Jones, a British-born drummer best known for his mid-1990s stint in the Australian rock band Crowded House, has died of brain cancer, according to numerous websites. He was 45.

Jones joined in 1994, after founding drummer Paul Hester quit the group. He stayed on until 1996, when the band split up, but did not return a decade later, when New Zealand-born frontman Neil Finn reunited the hit-making foursome.

"We remember him as a warm-hearted, funny and talented man, who was a valuable member of Crowded House," the band said in a statement. "He played with style and spirit. We salute him and send our love and best thoughts to his family and friends."