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Pussy Riot, Lynard Skynard: The week in music - in pictures

4268 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom Russian punks to festival crowds, here are the week's best music pictures more info

Pop's long players: sometimes extra length makes all the difference

4360 days ago
Guardian MusicThe reissue of Sleep's Dopesmoker shows musicians with the nerve to really stretch a song and take listeners on a journeyThe three-minute pop song is an undeniable design classic: short enough to fit on one side of a 7in, long enough to turn a repeat... more info

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Black Crowes Star Johnny Colt Joins Lynyrd Skynyrd

4374 days ago
ContactMusicRockers Lynyrd Skynyrd have recruited former Black Crowes star Johnny Colt to replace the late Donald Evans who died after losing his cancer battle in 2009 The Sweet Home Alabama legends are hitting the road in North America and Europe this month May... more info

Lynyrd Skynyrd Announces Next Album

4374 days ago
411 ManiaComing in August… more info

Southern rock's passion and romance is marred by racism and bigotry

4402 days ago
Guardian MusicIt embraced black soul music – but couldn't divorce itself from the prejudices of the southIt was only a matter of time before BBC4 green-lit a Friday night documentary about southern rock. It is irresistible to connoisseurs of once-unfashionable s... more info

Old music: Smith Perkins Smith – Say No More

4417 days ago
Guardian MusicAssemble a crack team of soul musicians at Muscle Shoals studios and what do you get? That's right – a soft rock classic Here's a soft rock classic with a country flavour from the 1972 album by American brothers Steve and Tim Smith, joined by Wayne... more info

411 Music Ten Deep 03.07.12: Songs in the Movies

4431 days ago
411 ManiaFrom The Rolling Stones's "Gimme Shelter" in The War and Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" in Almost Famous to Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird" in The Devil's Rejects and more, 411's C.A. Bell takes a look at the top 10 songs used in movies! more info

The 10 Biggest Band Beefs Of 2011

4500 days ago
StereogumBack in the day, when two artists didn’t like each other, they’d deal with it in relatively low-profile ways: A snippy backstage comment, or a pointed interview comment. Maybe they’d toss in a lyrical jab, the way Lynyrd Skynyrd did toward Neil... more info

New band of the day – No 1,168: Hookworms

4517 days ago
Guardian MusicThis Leeds band, who want to be known by their initials, throw some Loop, Spacemen 3 and early Verve into their untamed mixHometown: Leeds.The lineup: MB, EG, MJ, SS and JW.The background: Hookworms are a Leeds band but the new Pigeon Detectives/Kais... more info

Metallica reunite original lineup at 30th-anniversary show

4517 days ago
Guardian MusicDave Mustaine and Ron McGovney perform with metal monoliths for first time in three decadesMetallica have wrapped up an extraordinary week of anniversary shows by reuniting with former members. Saturday night saw the return of Dave Mustaine and Ron M... more info

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