Pop links: Koko Taylor; David Carradine; Claire returns to Lost; Neal Adams; Spinal Tap; Groucho Marx; Hembeck t-shirts; new Beatles Rock Band teaser

R&B great Koko Taylor has passed away. Here she is singing her signature tune "Wang Dang Doodle" with bluesman Little Walter.



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Actor David Carradine ("Kung Fu," "Kill Bill") has been found dead.

A news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room in Bangkok and was believed to have committed suicide.

A spokesman for the U.S. embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. He said Carradine died either late Wednesday or early Thursday, but he could not provide further details out of consideration for his family.

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She may be alive, she may be dead, but Claire is coming back to "Lost" next season.

Team Darlton confirms. "Damon and I are very excited to bring Claire back to the show," says Carlton Cuse, "and even more excited for people to experience just how she will return."

See more news on the Lost Season 6 blog.

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See a 1970s horror tale illustrated by the fab Neal Adams.



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BBC Radio 2 will air a new Spinal Tap documentary.

In the hour-long documentary broadcast on Saturday 20 June, Peter travels to Washington DC, Baltimore and a rehab facility in the Deep South to visit each of the band members – David St Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls – to catch up as they prepare to reform once again. He finds out what they've been up to since their brief appearance at London's Live Earth concert in July 2007 where they performed their song, Warmer Than Hell.

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See Groucho Marx on the "Today Show" in 1963.

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Fred Hembeck has t-shirts!



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Here's another trailer for The Beatles: Rock Band game.



See more news at Beatles Blog Daily.