The Vinyl Villain — Featuring Belle & Sebastian yesterday leads very nicely into today's vinyl offering featuring as it does the not inconsiderable vocal talents of Monica Queen who of course made a stunning contribution to the song Lazy Line Painter Jane.Monica first c... 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

Guardian Music — 15 July 1991: Number 45 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of World and Folk musicWhen Shane MacGowan's rowdy London Irish punks shared the stage of the Brixton Academy with Paddy Moloney's old guard, it seemed to unite two very dispar... more info

ContactMusic — Johnny Depp is writing music with Steven Tyler. The 'Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides' actor - who has previously played guitar on tracks by Oasis and Shane McGowan - has struck up a friendship with the Aerosmith rocker and says... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The story of Creation really is one of the greatest ever told - Creation Records that is. Maverick boss Alan McGee, who signed Oasis and Primal Scream, started the label with a £1,000 loan in 1983 and sold it to Sony for £30million in 1999. The sel... more info

ContactMusic — Shane MacGowan is unexpectedly in line for a Classic BRIT award. The Pogues frontman, famed for his gravelly voice, is nominated by association, as he contributed vocals to 'Peace on Earth/Little Drummer' on 'Noel', a Christmas album by The... more info

Guardian Music — Singer nominated for Classic Brit honour after recording track on hit album by The PriestsFormer Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan is in the running to land a Classic Brit award.The singer features on a hit album by The Priests, performing a version of ... more info

Guardian Music — Placido Domingo Gala | Christy Moore Live | True Blood | Comic Relief 2011 | Planning Outlaws | African RailwayPlacido Domingo Gala7.30pm, BBC4The great Spanish tenor turned 70 in January, and his home town of Madrid decided that a cake wouldn't be s... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — We all know he was sick to the back teeth of his big brother Noel.But what we didn’t know was Liam Gallagher’s back teeth have been pretty sick of Liam as well.And his front ones weren’t too keen on him either.The 38-year-old snaggletoothed Man... more info

Altsounds — Salvo - Union Square Music's collector's label - is proud to present the first ever collection to examine the genius of Shane MacGowan, covering his career to date. Rakes, Rats, Pricks & Kicks - An Anthology includes all of his most celebrated songs... more info