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

Altsounds — On Tuesday, May 3, No Future: A Tribute To The Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Damned will be released by UK label Released Emotions, and distributed in the US by E1. This is tribute to the three bands that pioneered the punk revolution in the late se... more info

Guardian Music — Twenty years on from Charly, the Essex ravers are still massive, a testimony to staying faithful to 'mind-cancelling abandon'It seems incredible now, with the Prodigy's 20-year history as the figureheads of out-of-control, hedonistic, devotedly hardc... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonAny excuse for a reunion. The Monkees have already reconvened for their 20th, 30th and 35th anniversaries, so it would have seemed churlish to let the 45th pass without a tour. As before, Mike Nesmith has refused to participa... more info

Guardian Music — Moral qualms aside, the first official album from the Odd Future star is too long and oppressiveLast week was an interesting one for controversy in hip-hop. Fox News's feeble attempt to present Common's invitation to the White House as a threat to th... more info

Guardian Music — This 19-year-old rapper wants to appeal to hip-hop heads and Sex Pistols fans. And no, he's not a member of Odd FutureHometown: Pittsburgh.The lineup: Malcolm McCormick (vocals, beats).The background: It's not all about Tyler, the Creator when it com... more info