Guardian Music — The pope is a man of catholic tastes, if a Vatican-issued list of top 10 albums of all time is anything to go byIt's the spiritual question we all want answered. You can take your "Why are we here?", your "Is there a God?", even your "What happens wh... more info

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Guardian Music — Lyric, LondonIt needs to be said from the outset that this celebration of Michael Jackson's music doesn't know whether it is what co-producer Adrian Grant terms a ­"jukebox show", a tribute or a superior form of karaoke. It's a mishmash, but the s... more info

Topix — The Holy See's newspaper Saturday published its picks for pop rock paradise, ranging from Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" to Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" and the Beatles' "Revolver." What L'Osservatore Romano calls a semiserious guide ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The Holy See's newspaper Saturday published its picks for pop rock paradise, ranging from Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" to Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" and the Beatles' "Revolver."What L'Osservatore Romano calls a semiserious guide o... more info

Guardian Music — The Killers got facial hair to connote lofty ambition, while Chris Martin grew something as amorphous on his chin as Coldplay's music. So who's next to ditch the razor?Blame it on the Maharishi. In August 1967 the Beatles, fried by pop, fame and LSD,... more info

Guardian Music — Meet the rock managers who've spotted an opening for them to bring expertise and experience – as well as funds – into the art worldMusic and the visual arts have had a loose relationship for decades. From the 60s onward, bands like the ... more info

411 Mania — From The Beatles' Yesterday and Pearl Jam’s Black to Beck’s Lost Cause and Bob Dylan’s Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, celebrate the end of love with Ten Deep’s top 10 breakup songs! more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Andy, a student at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, sent me an email about a musician named Peter from the suburbs of Milwaukee. Utilizing the moniker Trail Magic, he creates sample/splice pop tunes that sound pretty great considering they were ... more info

Guardian Music — A US TV series has taken over the charts. Should we be pleased or depressed, asks Alexis PetridisThe list of awards and nominations handed out to US comedy-drama ­series Glee in recent months makes for ­startling reading: it's won just about ev... more info