DrownedInSound — There is a lot of music in this round-up, partly because I haven't done one for a while, but mostly because there is a lot of great music around at the minute (IMHO, etc). This column is basically a round-up of the best of my inbox and social media f... more info

Guardian Music — One reader picks the songs that mean the most to her as part of our Six Songs of Me projectZoe Williams blogs about fashion and music at Romeo and the Lonely Girl.What was the first song you ever bought?4 Non Blondes – What's Up?I'd like to say I c... more info

Guardian Music — They began the year hyped to the rafters and hungry for fame, but are Spector already resigned to failure?You could, if you were so minded, infer a lot from the title of Spector's debut album. The east London quintet began the year on the BBC Sound... more info

ContactMusic — British artists Duran Duran Snow Patrol Stereophonics and Paolo Nutini took to the stage in London on Friday night 27Jul12 to play a massive gig to mark the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games The concert in Hyde Park was scheduled to coincide with the... 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

ContactMusic — Welsh rockers Stereophonics have parted ways with their drummer Frontman Kelly Jones and bassist Richard Jones have wished Javier Weyler every success as he leaves the group A statement to fans posted on the bands Facebook com page reads We wa... more info

Guardian Music — From handbags and gladrags to white socks and flip flops, here are your sartorial soundsLast week's call for songs about clothes prompted some winning styles, after a lot of rummaging around for forgotten rags and prized combos.Clothes are of course ... more info

ContactMusic — Ewan McGregor Slash and Stereophonics have paid tribute to late Deep Purple musician Jon Lord The keyboard player and founder of the heavy metal outfit passed away in London aged 71 yesterday 16 07 12 and a number of stars have praised his contr... more info

ContactMusic — Stereophonics will release a new album in two parts The Traffic hitmakers have been working in the studio and have enough material for two records so are planning to bring out the songs at two different times Frontman Kelly Jones said We... more info

ContactMusic — Welsh rockers Stereophonics are set to thrill fans by releasing two albums over an 18-month period The band took a break from touring to work on their follow-up to 2009s Keep Calm and Carry On and came up with so much new material they will use it on... more info