Guardian Music — Alexandra Palace, London"I'm nobody's hero," hollers Justin Young during Teenage Icon, the self-deprecating centrepiece of the Vaccines' second album, Come of Age. Some 10,000 lager-flinging addicts, bawling along, beg to differ. For all of the new a... more info

Guardian Music — Former 'saviour of UK rock' Luke Haines has never followed the unwritten rules of pop, as a surreal concept album provesTwenty years after Britpop began, Damon Albarn is planning more gigs with Blur, Brett Anderson's Suede are recording a new albumâ€... more info

Guardian Music — (Ministry of Sound)Judging by the readers' comments, Example won few friends in a recent Guardian interview. But the consensus – that the Fulham singer/rapper is an unpleasant hardnut – could be overturned by his fourth album, which is loaded wit... more info

Consequence of Sound — From the Poetry Olympics to the real Olympics. more info

Guardian Music — Sixty years ago today, the first singles chart was published in Britain – turning pop music into a competitive sport. Bob Stanley on how fans, scams and yodelling Aussies changed the landscapeFor Britain, the modern pop era began in 1952. Not only ... more info

Guardian Music — Watch the winning videos, including MIA's Bad Girls, which picked up three top prizes at the ceremony in LondonIt features drag racing across a desert, burning old tankards and gun-toting Arabs in military fatigues – and it has already enjoyed a ke... more info

Guardian Music — Sam Leith enjoys a romp through Rod Stewart's colourful, rackety, rock'n'roll lifeHe's an strange figure, Rod Stewart: wildly successful but, despite having been in the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group, never quite cool. He doesn't feel central to the w... more info

Guardian Music — Stella Creasy citing knowledge of indie music as useful for a prospective researcher got me thinking. Is there a music-politics link for you?Labour MP Stella Creasy is recruiting a parliamentary researcher. Aside from the generic skill requirements o... more info

ContactMusic — Britpoppers Blur fought off competition from The Stone Roses to be named best live act, but lost out to Muse for the mantle of best act in the world,... more info

Guardian Music — Scottish songwriter picks up best solo act, with Pulp, Blur and the Manic Street Preachers also among the winnersThe old guard of rock were celebrated at this year's Q awards, with prizes for Pulp, Blur, the Manic Street Preachers, the recently refor... more info