Guardian Music — 2003: Number 44 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicIt's somehow appropriate for its DIY ethics that the seminal moment in the history of modern British urban music is a four-part YouTube clip. Ripped from a home... more info

Dalston Oxfam Shop — I am reposting this blog post from 2009 because it was offline for a while and has a lot of tracks that are rare and sought after.Here is another of the rare NME cassettes released with the magazine in the early 80s, a number of which you can find el... more info

Guardian Music — September 1975: Number 19 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicIn April 1974, Abba won the Eurovision song contest with Waterloo and the world fell for the Swedish band's charms, the song turning into a global hit. But their ... more info

Guardian Music — 7 June 1977: Number 21 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicInspired by the Situationists, Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren knew the importance of creating a spectacle. What could be more spectacular than his band – publ... more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon John Lydon has developed a speech impediment after having surgery to his mouth to repair his rotting teeth. The Sex Pistols frontman - famously nicknamed Johnny Rotten in his 1970s heyday because of his decaying molars - is paying the price... more info

Guardian Music — We have Adele to thank for introducing us to this Americana duo, whose songs deal with affairs of the heart and lives lived hardHometown: Nashville.The lineup: Joy Williams and John Paul White.The background: Adele is the new Morrissey. Discuss. We d... more info

Guardian Music — Nicholas de Jongh reports on the record shop rebels displaying the new album from the Sex PistolsThe Guardian had no qualms about displaying the disputed word on the front page in 1977.The record was ruled not indecent after a successful defence by J... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — How much was a recently discovered rare recording of ‘God Save The Queen’ by Sex Pistols sold for, making it the most valuable vinyl disc of all time? “Are you talking about that eBay flogging? Ludicrous. It’s a shame I have no copy. It’s ... more info

Guardian Music — Does it matter that pop music is stuck in the same old groove?Like many people of a certain age, the first thing I did upon going to university was to blow my entire student grant on records. Sixties French chansonnières, 30s Greek rembetika, seven-... more info

ContactMusic — Sex Pistols singer John Lydon was a "mad barker" until he found "humanity and love". The frontman feels his second band, Public Image Limited (PiL), brought out qualities in him which audiences hadn't previously seen when he was in his... more info