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

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Jessica Ennis and Bradley Wiggins attend secret Stone Roses gigOlympic gold medal winners join Paul Weller and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page at show in London2. How... more info

Guardian Music — As Def Leppard's bestselling album passes its quarter-century, six readers tell us what it means to themHysteria, Def Leppard's multimillion-selling album, reaches its 25th anniversary this month. To mark the occasion, we asked our readers to tell us... more info

Kings of A&R — On August 3, 1987, Def Leppard put out an album that took three years, three producers and an estimated $5 million to complete. Oh, and their drummer lost his arm. Behold, the miraculous story of “Hysteria.” (Billboard) Billboard gives a breakdow... more info

Guardian Music — For the 25th anniversary of the classic rock album, we'd like to hear your thoughts about how it still stands upHysteria, Def Leppard's fourth studio album, turned 25 this month. Released on 3 August 1987, the album took an arduous four years to make... more info

Metalsucks — Def Leppard’s classic 1987 album Hysteria caused a lot of unprotected fucking,Cleveland.com reports. According to the website, which is affiliated with Cleveland’s Plain Dealer (the biggest newspaper in Ohio), nine months after Hysteria‘s r... more info

ContactMusic — Poison rocker Bret Michaels is holding an online auction to raise funds for a police dogs unit The musician is selling two tickets and backstage passes to a gig by Def Leppard Poison and Lita Ford in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in August 12 and hopes to.... more info

CNN Showbiz — While gearing up to take Poison on tour with Def Leppard this summer, Michaels found time to assemble an all-star cast of guests for his new LP, "Bret Michaels and Friends: Get Your Rock On," due out in September. more info

Metal Injection — Here you will find a collection of photographs of Dave Hill at a recent Def Leppard, Poison, Lita Ford concert. Needless to say he was rocking the fuck out, without even trying, and who can rock out with their shirt on nowadays? Nobody! While the Kin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Dave Hill (author of Tasteful Nudes) Dave Hill rocking out to Poison Last night (7/11), I went to see Def Leppard, Poison, and Lita Ford at the Prudential Center, which is in Newark, New Jersey. What happened was my... more info