Guardian Music — Journalist known for his softly ruthless interview techniqueTom Hibbert, a former Observer columnist and mainstay of both Smash Hits and Q magazines, has died aged 59, from complications brought about by diabetes. His cavalier humour and softly ruthl... more info

The Telegraph — John Hiatt's songs have been recorded by everyone from Iggy Pop to Bob Dylan. He talks about his latest album. more info

Guardian Music — No Fear of Pop's Henning Lahmann picks his Berlin playlist, from Marlene Dietrich to Bowie to banging techno • As featured in our Berlin city guideEllen Allien – EinsteigenEllen Fraatz (aka Ellen Allie), who runs the famous Berlin techno label BP... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Michael Hann hails a proto-punk classicIt starts with the name: the Modern Lovers. I can't think of a more per... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums ever – with a view that you might do the same – Paul MacInnes explains why James Murphy's masterpiece makes him go 'absolutely bananas'LCD Soundsystem's ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I mentioned both R.E.M. and Iggy Pop in the posting about Lloyd Cole and The Commotions yesterday.  So here's something lifted from a b-side:-mp3 : R.E.M. - The PassengerIt's a live rendition from a set performed for a special edition of Later With ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Everyone I knew in the mid 80s.....and I mean everyone......adored Rattlesnakes, the debut LP from Lloyd Cole & The Commotions.  It's a record packed with great tunes that you can latch on to immediately while lyrically its as fine an album as any.... more info

Guardian Music — This week's news in the artsIn 1970, rock critic Lester Bangs wrote a review of the Stooges' album Fun House in which he spent the first 6,000 words musing on the divide between artist and fan. The only real way of judging an artist's worth, he decid... more info

NME — Alanis Morissette, Ben Folds, Moby also contribute to new release more info

NME — She cites Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and Iggy Pop as influences for her eclectic second effort more info