ContactMusic — Russell Brand sought advice for curing a bad back from David Beckham during the 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony The comedian bumped into the soccer player during rehearsals for his performance of The Beatles classic I Am The Walrus and asked... more info

The Newsroom — SO, THE OLYMPICS ARE FINALLY OVER. THE SWIMMING WAS TOP NOTCH, AS ALWAYS, BUT AS FOR THE REST OF THE GAMES--MEH. I MEAN, A BADMINTON SCANDAL? C'MON. WELL, APPARENTLY NBC DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF THEM EITHER, BECAUSE AFTER A FULL TWO WEEKS OF INCREDIBLY F... more info

Perez Hilton — Russell Brand is the Walrus! The British comedian represented his country during the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony on Sunday night by channeling Willy Wonka and The Beatles. He took us into a realm of Pure Imagination by singing (above) a few ... more info

Guardian Music — Emeli Sandé, Spice Girls, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J … was this really the best music Britain has to offer?As the celebratory dust settles, we would like to know: which five songs you would have chosen to close the Olympic Games?To start things off, her... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With its Vegas ridiculousness, the 2012 London Olympics' closing ceremony does little to showcase a musical culture at its Olympian peak.The most memorable musical moments during Sunday night's closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics arrived lik... more info

Here Comes The Flood — After two years of hard work, Chicago quintet Train Company have finished their The Remains Of An Effort album. There is a bit of Elvis Costello inspired rock (City Down By The Shoreline, Still Can Feel The Heat), electric blues (Myself In Two), jo... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — It has been reported that Beady Eye will sing 'Wonderwall' at the Olympics closing ceremony later today.Liam Gallagher Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock will perform a new arrangement of the hit.The ceremony begins at 21:00 (UK Time) and ends ... more info

Guardian Music — Hypercolour, LondonBoutique UK house label Hypercolour is renowned for its musical quality control and bespoke artwork. Fans include Tom and Andy from Groove Armada, who recently chose the label as their conduit to reconnect with the underground. Don... more info

Guardian Music — As Def Leppard's bestselling album passes its quarter-century, six readers tell us what it means to themHysteria, Def Leppard's multimillion-selling album, reaches its 25th anniversary this month. To mark the occasion, we asked our readers to tell us... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectI'm Pete, and I'm the main contributor to PeteHatesMusic. We feature a mix of songs that you like and songs that you don't know but are bound to like â€... more info