Guardian Music — London's Hyde Park was packed on Sunday night when Blur headlined a special gig to celebrate the end of the Olympics, with support from the Specials and New Order. Was it Blur's last-ever show? Or just an excuse for one of the best knees-ups of the s... more info

Guardian Music — Hyde Park, LondonThe stated ambition of London 2012 was, of course, to inspire a youthful generation. Tonight's sold-out Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert does inspire a generation, but one that was at university when you still had to queue for pa... more info

Guardian Music — Twice a week we invite independent bloggers to tell us about what they do. Today, a site looking at the best box sets aroundWho are you and what's your blog called?I'm Paul Sinclair and my blog is called SuperDeluxeEdition.Where are you based?London.... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectClive Lewis writes a blog about electronic music at electronicrumors.com, serving up the best new synthesiser sounds each day. These six songs represent... more info

Guardian Music — Spectators complain that high-intensity dance soundtrack detracts from athletics, but Locog defend decisionLondon 2012 organisers have said they wlll review the use of loud music in the main stadium during the Games, but are confident that they have ... more info

Guardian Music — London 2012 organisers defend choice but pledge to review music after complaints about dance soundtrack in Friday's finalsLondon 2012 organisers have said they will review the use of loud music in the main stadium, but are confident that they have go... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — New Order have just added a second Roseland show on October 19, which is the day after the one they announced earlier (10/18). Tickets to both shows go on sale today (8/3) at 10 AM.... more info

Guardian Music — Sales of tracks used in Danny Boyle's opening ceremony have surged, plus five featured songs – including Arctic Monkeys' cover of Beatles' Come Together – will chart in Top 40Over 50 British songs employed in the soundtrack to the opening ceremon... more info

Guardian Music — Hyde Park, LondonThere are tens of thousands of cheerful people in Hyde Park but it's not entirely clear why. While the closing ceremony line-up of Blur, New Order and the Specials has a coherent vision, following a thread of left-of-centre British p... more info

Guardian Music — From the Beatles to Blur, more than 50 years of popular music are celebrated at London 2012 opening ceremonyMore than 50 years of British pop music were honoured by Danny Boyle as part of his 2012 Olympics opening ceremony in east London. Featuring a... more info