Guardian Music — Last week, Guardian critics talked about the tracks of their tears. Then you lot joined in by listing the songs you play when you've been, you know, chopping onions ... Add to our collaborative playlistLast week, in the spirit of Nick Clegg's leaky-e... more info

Pop Justice — In short: 'Judas' is extremely good. In long: Imagine a highly evolved, Titanium-plated 'Bad Romance' from the year 2511 travelling half a millennium back in time to save music from a tidal wave of 'in the club'-obsessed pop drivel, and that's '... more info

Pop Justice — "What," people sometimes ask, "is the legacy of punk?" 35 years since popstars started being mean for no reason, the question is more valid than ever. Do we find the spirit of punk in Vivienne Westwood lending her name to this year's Brits statues? ... more info

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Guardian Music — Songs in the UK chart in 1976-77 that are likely to be included in BBC4's archive showsTop 40 hits of early April 1976 1 Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me2 Barry White You See The Trouble With Me3 John Miles Music4 Billy Ocean Love Really Hu... more info

Guardian Music — Channel to show vintage episodes from equivalent week 35 years ago, starting in AprilViewers of a certain age have fond if hazy memories of Top of the Top from the 1970s, when the likes of Dave Lee Travis and Jimmy Savile presided over a cheesy circu... more info

Guardian Music — Russian president realises childhood dream by having tea with members of Deep Purple at his Moscow residenceDmitry Medvedev, a big heavy metal fan, has fulfilled a lifelong dream by getting to meet his favourite rock band, Deep Purple.Classic rock ba... more info

Guardian Music — This Paris band are like a bubblegum Crystal Castles, as perky as they are punky. Just don't call them the French Tings TingsHometown: Paris.The lineup: Brice Montessuit, Mademoiselle Marine, Vinz and Aymeric.The background: Did that "comeback" Ting ... more info

Guardian Music — There's a little bit of Madonna DNA in most modern pop stars. Here's who Peter Robinson thinks should be next to 'do a Madge'Madonna pretty much invented contemporary pop fame so there is a little bit of her in the DNA of every modern pop thing. That... more info