Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Debating the quality of music must be one of Britain’s favourite pastimes. Rarely, however, does conversation turn to influential music. This list is designed not to provide a definitive guide, but to give you food for thought and provide a ca... more info

Nirvana's rendition of David Bowie's THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD has topped a new list of the greatest cover tunes of all time ,compiled by Southern Comfort and U.S. music magazine Spin.. more info

Guardian Music — Once a novelty, giant film screens and web feeds are transforming our experience of live performanceAs the print media struggle with the impact of the digital age, what is the effect of technology on live performance? Are we finally entering a time, ... more info

Topix — During rehearsals for his outlandish American Music Awards performance, amid a thundercloud of throbbing theater lights and special-effects fog, Adam Lambert effortlessly governed the sprawling stage while gripping a microphone in his gloved hands an... more info

Guardian Music — I think the thing that we at NME found most exciting is the fact that the Friday night Glastonbury headline slot is generally reserved for slightly smaller bands, or bands that have not yet proved themselves. So if U2 are headlining on Friday, what d... more info

Guardian Music — The singer's management is reportedly preparing a plan to offer financial institutions a 50% stake in future releasesRobbie Williams may soon replace record executives with stockbrokers, selling a 50% stake in album, tour and merchandise profits. The... more info

Rolling Stone — Lady Gaga vs. David Bowie, “Let’s Just Dance” [Mashup] DJ Terry Urban treats mashups like Cage treats composition, dropping just a micro-fragment of Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” behind Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” — to startling effect. Th... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — The musical year of 2010 could very well be like the year 2012, that is if John Cusack cuts a record with a multi-million dollar budget leaving critical audiences with a collective "Oy" escaping their lips. However, what 2010 lacks in apocalyptic CG... more info

Guardian Music — The former Genesis frontman on fan funding, reliable filters, and why he would commission an alternative to The X FactorWhen I blogged about the lack of women in the music industry, one manager claimed that this is because girls are less interested i... more info

Live Daily — Add EMI's 40th-anniversary edition of David Bowie [ tickets ]'s "Space Oddity" to the short list of albums significantly enhanced by a bonus disc. New mixes, stereo versions, radio broadcasts and demos combine to limn Bowie's early work with producer... more info