Altsounds — There are hardly any bands performing today that genuinely deserve the adjective 'legendary'. *Buzzcocks* are one of those very few. Their achievements are staggering: one of the original holy trinity of British punk (with the Sex Pistols and the Cla... more info

Guardian Music — McCartney suggests remaining Beatles could reunite for performance at opening ceremony of London 2012 OlympicsWill the remaining Beatles reunite for the Olympics? Paul McCartney has spurred Fab Two speculation, saying London 2012 organisers "are plan... more info

NME — Late X-Ray Spex singer would have been 54 today (July 3) more info

Guardian Music — The Pirates of the Caribbean star's two-song contribution wins him a job offer from the shock rockerNot all of the known world's A-list celebrities were at Glastonbury this weekend, as 200 or so fans at the 100 Club in London discovered, when Johnny ... more info

NME — The booking that Michael Eavis slammed triumphs in the Fields Of Avalon more info

Guardian Music — Former Mean Fiddler boss Vince Power prepares return to stock market with new venture that promotes Hop Farm and Benicàssim eventsThese days the done thing at festivals is to relive the past: golden oldies Paul Simon, Don McLean and BB King are amon... more info

Guardian Music — 4 June 1976: Number 8 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicGoogle the words "Sex Pistols Lesser Free Trade Hall 1976", or simply "4 June 1976", and you can use the resultant 22,600,000 pieces of information to piece togethe... more info

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