Guardian Music — Twice a week we invite independent music writers to tell us about what they do. Today: a Guildford-based blogger obsessed with new musicWho are you and what's your blog called?I'm Percy, and my blog's called ShinyShinyNew or S/S/N, depending on how m... more info

Guardian Music — Danny Boyle's supposedly dangerous playlist is nothing of the sort. It just proves we're a nation of stick-in-the-muds and conformistsSo the Olympics opening ceremony isn't just going to be Teletubbies Land with sheep? Albion will rise, for the Queen... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Wayne Rooney has revealed that Oasis, Bruce Springsteen and Cat Stevens - are among the singers who help fire him up for the big matches as he prepares to join the action at Euro 2012.The England striker has selected 11 tracks to get him in the goal-... more info

Topix — Music's 3R's 06.09.12: Mayor of Doucheville Posted by Nick Krenn on 06.09.2012 From Rihanna responding to criticism over her collaboration with Chris Brown and John Mayer being humiliated by Taylor Swift to Lars Ulrich's appreciation of Arctic Monkey... more info

411 Mania — From Rihanna responding to criticism over her collaboration with Chris Brown and John Mayer being humiliated by Taylor Swift to Lars Ulrich's appreciation of Arctic Monkeys and more, 411's Nick Krenn breaks down the Right, the wRong and the Ridiculou... more info

Gigwise — Lars Ulrich invites Sheffield band onto festival bill more info

ContactMusic — Metallica think Arctic Monkeys are a heavy metal band disguised as an indie band The Enter Sandman group have signed the British rockers to appear at their Orion festival in the US and while some think they are a weird choice to play alongside... more info

Starpulse — After the release of his debut album "Unexpected Arrival" earlier this year, Diggy Simmons is setting his sights on collaborations with two insane artists on two completlely different spectrums. more info

Guardian Music — The first Stone Roses show since they re-formed was a run through their greatest hits – but they sounded bigger and better than everSo this is how you stage a resurrection. Far from the bright lights of Manchester, in the town where Ian Brown was b... more info

ContactMusic — Morrissey Amy Winehouse Jimi Hendrix Liam Gallagher and John Lennon have been shortlisted for British rock bible Nmes Ultimate Icon Award Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner David Bowie and Kurt Cobain also make the list to find the biggest star of t... more info