ContactMusic — Noel Gallagher Pete Townshend Mark Knopfler and Metallicas Kirk Hammett are among the stars who have handed over used guitar strings for a charity bracelet initiative The rockers strings have been crafted into jewellery via online charity network Wea... more info

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Perez Hilton — He's gonna spread his musical seed in Maggie's Farm and beyond with a little help from Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler! Bob Dylan and Mark have announced a 2012 fall tour that ignites October 5 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and snuffs out New York City o... more info

Guardian Music — Match Of The Day Live | Let It Shine | The Great British Story: A People's History | Mark Knopfler: A Life In Songs | Awake | The Angelos Epithemiou ShowMatch Of The Day Live3.45pm, BBC1A quick fix for those struggling through football's brief "co... more info

ContactMusic — Bob Dylan has wrecked The Whos big day by announcing an upcoming North American arena tour with former Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler hours after the British rockers staged a phone-in press conference to launch their own 36-date trek Dylans month-... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bob Dylan will release his 35th studio album, Tempest, this year on September 11 on his label home of 50 years (!) Columbia Records. He produced the album himself under his producer pseudonym Jack Frost, which he's used on... more info

Guardian Music — Let It Shine | BBC Proms 2012 | New Tricks | Mark Knopfler: A Life In Songs | Awake | The Angelos Epithemiou ShowLet It Shine6pm, DisneyIn this teen update of Cyrano de Bergerac, our young hero Cyrus DeBarge is told by his religious father that "... more info

Guardian Music — Adele wins two prizes at songwriting awards, while Harvey's Let England Shake and Sheeran's The A Team are also honouredPJ Harvey and Ed Sheeran threw spikes under the Adele steamroller on Thursday when Let England Shake was named album of the year a... more info

Guardian Music — Does the success of Trent Reznor, Clint Mansell and Mark Mothersbaugh suggest that the days of the orchestral soundtrack are numbered?Two words said it all. Moments after winning a Golden Globe for his score for The Social Network last year, Nine Inc... more info

Guardian Music — This was never going to be a year to branch out. These days the record industry's shindig has an eye for commercial successEarlier this week, a blog called Yes It's Number One spotted that an enterprising soul had uploaded the 1989 Brit Awards in the... more info