Guardian Music — Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonMarc Almond marked his 50th birthday here and, five years on, he's back to commemorate his continuing longevity with a night of nostalgia, drama – and celebratory self-indulgence.More than most, the former Soft Cell s... more info

Guardian Music — Let us know which decade you thought had the best tunes. Plus, take a look at what's coming up on guardian.co.uk/musicHere's your weekly preview of what's coming up on guardian.co.uk/music in the next few days.EuropeOur Sounds of Europe series conclu... more info

Guardian Music — If Antony Hegarty were seeking an anthem for his Meltdown festival he need seek no further In a recent interview with the Observer, Antony Hegarty spoke about the acts he's chosen as curator of the forthcoming Meltdown festival. Describing the lineup... more info

Guardian Music — How David Bowie's 1972 television performance of Starman altered pop for everNear the end of When Ziggy Played Guitar, GQ editor Dylan Jones casually lets slip that he and the subject of his book have met each other "dozens of times". If the revelati... more info

Guardian Music — There's one notable absence in this parade of talking heads paying tribute to the British pop's space oddity, and with good reason, perhapsDavid Bowie doesn't actually take part in David Bowie and the Story of Ziggy Stardust (BBC4), an excellent docu... more info

Guardian Music — Isle Of Wight Festival | Simon Schama's Shakespeare | David Bowie And The Story Of Ziggy Stardust | Museum Secrets | EpisodesIsle Of Wight Festival6pm, Sky Arts 1Much as in its original incarnation, this year's Isle Of Wight festival is dominated by ... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — It goes without saying that Suicide were immeasurably influential for the worlds of industrial, dance, and electronic music as a broad, brilliant whole. And with that kind of path-paving comes the need from the students of such a singular act... more info

Guardian Music — How to wind up fans of classical music: book Kylie for the ever-less-Promsy Proms In The Park. (8 Sep, Hyde Park, W2). Predictions: a Confide In Me/Nessun Dorma mash-up, plus Hazell Dean and Brother Beyond in an encore of selections from HMS Pinafore... more info

Guardian Music — The London Gay Men's Chorus, Europe's biggest choir of its type, is marking its 21st anniversary with a celebratory concert at London's Southbank Centre – and a mass kiss-inIn a large room in Hampstead town hall, north London, almost 200 men are st... more info

Guardian Music — London Lesbian and Gay Film festivalIt may be something to do with his extraordinary stage moniker – somehow redolent of Goliath and Job – that Bruce Campbell aka Jobriath has maintained a tenuous foothold in pop culture, somehow remaining a name... more info