NEWS DIGEST: Monday, March 17

11:01 AM GMT 17/03/2008

The Independent has been talking to new soul songstress, Beth Rowley. She takes her influences from her hometown Bristol and her parents missionary work in Peru – both of which inspired the gospel-stylings of the Bristol-born singer. Read the article HERE.

Jean Michael Jarre’s Oxygène tour kicked off last night at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow. - “I always said to myself that, one day, I should do the piece again on a more professional setup." he tells The Guardian.

An exhibition of Bob Dylan's paintings in Germany offer an insight into his other artistic side..Most of the sketches were first published by Random House in 1994. Dylan then re-worked 322 works especially for the show. The show closed last month and the collected paintings are now published by Prestel. There's more HERE.

A riot during an impromptu gig by MOJO hardcore favourites, Fucked Up, halted the fun at SXSW early this morning after a bridge threatened to collapse under the awesome power of the moshers. Heavy.

And finally...Happy Birthday Wayne Coyne! Here's The Flaming Lips in action in at Glastonbury in 2003.