ContactMusic — David Bowies filmmaker son Duncan Jones is slated to make a new movie about James Bond creator Ian Fleming The acclaimed Moon director is in the running to direct the biopic based on Andrew Lycetts biography The Man Behind James Bond according to Int... more info

Guardian Music — The Southbank Centre in London has curated this playlist on Spotify to mark the Meltdown 2012 festival in August, curated by Antony of Antony and the JohnsonsThis year's Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre in London is curated by the musician a... 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

Guardian Music — Chic guitarist, songwriter and producer regrets not taking up jazz legend Miles Davis's request to write him a hitThe single biggest mistake of my entire life was not taking Miles Davis seriously when he said: "Write me a motherfucking 'Good Times'"... more info

Guardian Music — Pop critic Jon Savage and producer Ewan Pearson on the majesty of Donna Summer's finest 3 minutes and 47 secondsPop critic Jon SavageA cinematic drone comes in fast from silence, quickly overtaken by two synthesised rhythm tracks that will go in and ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — You've been voting in your thousands but now the search for the ultimate NME icon really hots up.Liam Gallagher is in the final shortlist with Alex Turner, Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain and Morrissey.Have your say... more info

Guardian Music — Britain is celebrating Music is Great week with a DVD of iconic live moments. But why has the campaign ignored the melting pot that makes British music special?Did you know this week is Music is Great week in Britain? You may think it's Music is Grea... more info

Guardian Music — 'I photographed Bowie with Twiggy for Vogue. But he ended up taking it for the cover of Pin Ups'I started going out with Twiggy in 1965. She wanted to become a model, so we arranged meetings with fashion editors, but they all said she looked too youn... more info

Guardian Music — It's 1972, and Greg Freeman's friends don't rate this curious young singer. In fact, he's as bad as Bob DylanMy mates were as dismissive of David Bowie as they were of Bob Dylan. This was 1972, before he was quite as chameleonic as he would soon beco... more info

Guardian Music — At turns unwittingly hilarious, fascinating and incredibly boring, this 1984 nightclub documentary is a great British pop culture documentIt's hard to understand why someone in late 1984 took it upon themselves to finance and make an amateur film abo... more info