Gigwise — Singer tweets photo of herself in studio with bare-chested rock legend more info

Guardian Music — A new picture of Keith Richards and Mick Jagger at primary school has emerged. Why is there something so compelling about seeing the icons of our own youth during theirs?In pictures: rock stars in their high-school yearbooksFresh-faced, clean-cut, sq... more info

Guardian Music — SCUM Amber Hands (Mute) This glorious four-minute dollop of swirling shoegazey prog-bobbins sees SCUM moving further away from the Horrors' nonsensically-coiffured shadow. It's a taut, swooshing cloud of grubby psychedelia that wafts about your head ... more info

Impose Magazine — There was a time when every band, from the most punk or hadcore to the most Mania-enducing, covered Richard Berry's "Louie, Louie" on tour. Iggy Pop taunted a biker gang with "Louie, Louie", Henry Rollins turned it into a gutteral dirge, and The ... more info

Guardian Music — Detroit? Manchester? LA? Norwich? Name the city that has produced the best musicA question reaches us via Twitter from Kate Melsom:@guardianmusic You are on a desert island & only take 1 City's music which city would you pick? #Bestmusiccity— Kate ... more info

CNN Showbiz — Iggy Pop has announced a new album of mostly French covers set for May 9. more info

Gigwise — First names announced for sun drenched event in the Mediterranean more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon Iggy Pop has recorded an album made up of French-language covers Apres will feature new renditions of songs by Serge Gainsbourg Edith Piaf and Georges Brassens as well as the Lust For Life singers take on tracks by the Beatles and Yoko Ono.... more info

411 Mania — It'll be out in May... more info

Gigwise — Rock legend discusses collection of reworked classics set for June release more info