Guardian Music — There was a time when music shunned sport – then something changed: sport started generating more money than musicIn the mid-80s, when John Peel was the compere at Reading festival, the Liverpool-supporting DJ was fond of reading out the results of... more info

Guardian Music — Since the Cocteau Twins split 15 years ago, their otherworldly singer has lived a quiet life in Bristol. But in August, as part of Antony Hegarty's Meltdown festival, the one-time darling of the music press will sing her own songs for the first time... more info

Guardian Music — The London alt-pop five-piece on setting up their own label and keeping the rock-star cliches in checkBasking in the midday sunshine, admiring the riverside flats that overlook the Regent's canal, the members of "weird pop" band My Tiger My Timing ca... more info

Guardian Music — Northern Irish punk didn't fixate on the Troubles – Rudi turned their ire against proto-reality TVOn Sunday 25 May, I was counted as one of the privileged few. I was chosen along with a selection of film-makers, writers, old punks and even older 68... more info

Guardian Music — Twice a week we invite independent music writers and bloggers to tell us about what they do. Today: a site 'bringing you music from the past, present and quite possibly the future'Who are you and what's your blog called?I'm Andy von Pip and I run the... more info

Guardian Music — This global and eclectic musical selection emanating from Mark Coles's garden shed is a real treatThe rain, Mark Coles explained at the beginning of his excellent music show, The Shed, has been causing havoc. "It's creating big, boggy puddles in the ... more info

Core News — “Lianne La Havas brings her silky tones down to the Maida Vale studios to record an exclusive acoustic session for the show and T.E.E.D is on the phone with an exclusive play of a brand spanking new album track! Rob gets a little dusty as he digs d... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up on the last seven days in the world of musicSixty years of No 1 singlesTo celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UK singles charts, Guardian writers and celebrities have picked their favourite tracks that made it to the coveted No 1 slot. Tak... more info

Guardian Music — As the nation prepares to celebrate the Queen's diamond jubilee, some will be marking another anniversary – 35 years since Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen was released. Here, five readers tell us their thoughts on the band's legacySonia Kilvington:... more info

Guardian Music — 1971: At the start of a new decade, one record pointed to one possible future for pop music - one in which the past would be endlessly re-exhumedGet It On was as much a sign of the musical times as it was a blast from the past. With its crude rumblin... more info