Mercury News, California — In heavy metal circles, Lamb of God doesn't radiate the same star power as heavyweights Metallica or AC/DC. That didn't keep the hard rocking quintet from debuting at the lofty number two position on the Billboard 200 album chart last month. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — NEW YORK - Over the last few decades, a veteran music act's best shot at platinum magic usually consisted of pairing up with younger hitmakers (a la Santana) or covering treasured classics (like Rod Stewart). These days, another kind of vehicle has b... more info

Guardian Music — This year's lineup favours indie cool over hard rockin' with Radiohead, Kings of Leon and Arctic Monkeys topping the billRadiohead, Kings of Leon and Arctic Monkeys will headline this year's Leeds and Reading festival, it was announced last night. Th... more info

ContactMusic — AC DC disappointed hundreds of fans in Switzerland on Sunday (29Mar09) when they were forced to scrap a show in Zurich due to "technical difficulties". Tickets for ... more info

Idolator — After word that the final list of books being published in the latest installment of the album-per-tome 33 1/3 series would be delayed because of "economy-related goings-on," series publisher Continuum released a 27-album shortlist on the series' blo... more info

Guardian Music — Big hair, lots of Nigels and the shooting of JR. The reforming of Spandau Ballet puts 1980 back in the spotlightIn a week defined by many things I didn't know I didn't need to know (until, of course, I did), victory by the England women's cricket tea... more info

Undercover, Australia — AC/DC had a VIP at their Prague gig this week. Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was there to join for those about to rock. more info

411 Mania — It’s Round 3 and we’ve got epic matches. Metallica vs. Maiden. Springsteen vs. U2. AC/DC vs. GN’R. Who moves on? YOU decide! more info

Guardian Music — Academy, Manchester"We've spent the last week trying to play around with different styles of music," begins Tunng's Mike Lindsay, explaining the bizarre collaboration between his British "folktronica" band and Tinariwen, the band formed in 1982 from ... more info

Idolator — Hey, it's a list! Let's argue about it? Esquire has published an "unranked, incomplete, yet highly tasteful and informative" rundown of 75 long-players that "every man should own" with the usual bite-sized commentary the magazine devotes to these sor... more info