Guardian Music — The author of Rock & Roll Hotels, a new guidebook that lifts the lid on what rock stars get up to after the after-party, on the most rock'n'roll hotel of them all, Chateau Marmont in HollywoodA night at the infamous Chateau Marmont, which rises abov... more info

Guardian Music — Castaway Chris Salmon loses himself in the BBC's vast Desert Island Discs archiveThere was a splash of publicity earlier this year when it was revealed that the BBC was to create a full Desert Island Discs archive on its website. A few months on, it... more info

Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, David Shariatmadari gets transformed by the music of Lou ReedIf these pages are anything to go by, 16 is an age when people are particularly susceptible to powerful musical experiences. The beauty... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Excellent BBC Documentary in which Robert Plant talks about growing up in the black country, life in Led Zeppelin and his solo career. As one of the greatest vocalists of rock, he explains how it was for him to break out of the rock-god cliché an... more info

VH1 Blog — The frequent emails that irascible music industry veteran Bob Lefsetz sends to his list of well-connected music biz types are pretty hit or miss. Oftentimes, they present passionate, well-thoughted arguments about the past, present and future of the ... more info

Guardian Music — Bob Log III's high-spirited set at End of the Road festival got me thinking of all those similar moments in music when an instrument sounds at its happiest'This is my guitar," said Bob Log III, holding the instrument aloft, his voice a distorted Ariz... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The side door of the monolithic ebony tour bus hisses open like a space age air lock and Liam Gallagher steps out into the light but constant Brussels rain. He throws a heavy hold-all over one shoulder, lowers his sunglasses from his mop ... more info

Altsounds — The always-innovative electronic music producer Derek Vincent Smith continues to redefine what it means to produce/remix with this new genre bending Led Zeppelin remix. The track samples pieces of seven Led Zeppelin songs – from hard guit... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Liam Gallagher and his band Beady Eye were born after the least surprising, most talked-about rock ’n’ roll breakdown in 40 years. Two years on, as The Red Bulletin finds when meeting him halfway round a first world tour, putting show... more info

CNN Showbiz — What better way to kick off this year's host-less MTV Video Music Awards than Lady Gaga's tough-guy alter-ego: pompadour-sporting, cigarette-smoking, beer-swilling Joe Calderone opening the show with a monologue and performance of Gaga's latest singl... more info