USA Today Music — The English rockers will play their best-selling 1987 album, plus other hits, during a 2013 Las Vegas residency. more info

Popdose — Over the past two decades, songwriter/producer Marti Frederiksen, today’s guest on The Matt ‘N’ Jeff Radio Hour, has been the magic man helping to glue together big rock sounds for artists like Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Buckcherry, Daughtry a... more info

Guardian Music — In the music industry discreet revisionism is rife. But out-foxing your old label doesn't explain the need for a bassoonPerfectionism can be an unbecoming trait. One thinks of the prospective job candidate, smugly asserting his or her unstinting exce... more info

Guardian Music — Indie revivalists who namecheck Cantona and Sega but seem to be trying too hard to spoof too many thingsReading this on a mobile? Click here to listenHometown: London.The lineup: Martin Bowman (guitars), Andrew Wagstaff (vocals), Simon Oldham (drums)... more info

DrownedInSound — As adventurous as it is tuneful, and sealed in cover art even Def Leppard wouldn’t sign off, Young Smoke's Space Zone is an aggressive little record that takes you into the cosmos without making you leave your bedroom or put down the joypad. ... more info

ContactMusic — Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott has apologised to fans for cutting short a show in New York this week beg20Aug12 insisting he has been battling ill health during the bands U S tour The rockers left the stage early during a concert... more info

Guardian Music — Some of the best album reviews submitted by readers over the last few daysIt's possible for Guardian readers to review pretty much any album ever released. Here's how:• Type the name of who you're looking for in the "Find any artist" search box her... more info

Topix — They say that in pop culture, as in life, everything's cyclical. That, for example, the things we loved un-ironically in the '80s are bound to be considered hip again if we just wait long enough. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — It's hard to believe, but Def Leppard still aren't getting enough sugar poured on them. more info

Guardian Music — Mark Kermode's band wanted to record their second album. Where better to do it than Sun Studio in Memphis, made famous by the likes of Elvis and Johnny Cash?The first thing you notice about Sun Studio – the birthplace of rock'n'roll in downtown Mem... more info