Guardian Music — Danny Boyle's track selections for the Olympics opener ranged from the Sex Pistols to Elgar, and all points in betweenA wide variety of different British musical styles provided the soundtrack to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.Here ... more info

ContactMusic — Renowned British artist Damien Hirst has unveiled two special charity pieces to mark the 10th anniversary of The Clash frontman Joe Strummers death Hirst has painted a Fender Telecaster electric guitar in his celebrated spot form while an Eastwood ac... more info

Prefix — After premiering at New York City’s CBGB Festival last weekend, The Rise and Fall of the Clash ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/check-out-a-trailer-for-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-c/67225/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Iggy & the Stooges at ATP in 2010 (more by Keith Marlowe) Like last year's teaming up of Neko Case and Nick Cave, HBO series 'True Blood' brought together two musicians to record a song for an episode, this time... more info

Prefix — Along with bands like the New York Dolls and the MC5, Iggy Pop and his Stooges more or less invented ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/iggy-pop-disses-the-clash/66866/ more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The Sex Pistols’ song appears on a leaked list of music proposed for the ceremony on July 27, alongside some more notable classics.The song includes the lines: “God save the Queen, the fascist regime...God save the Queen, she ain’t no human bei... more info

Time — First thing’s first: I feel guilty mentioning The Clash in the same sentence as The Bachelorette, so let’s all pretend it’s a World War II reference or a euphemism for a drunk phone call from our friends in Old Blighty begging us to rid their c... more info

Guardian Music — Nostalgia alone can't explain its survival, 35 years on from its annus mirabilis in 1977On a broiling Sunday afternoon in Kennington Park, south London, a few dozen people are gathered under a large tree. A handful are playing boules and some line up... more info

Guardian Music — The hard rocker has handpicked a veteran Dutch post-punk group to open for him at Hammersmith. Is this the strangest support choice ever?Sometimes, even in music, it's wiser to go with your head than your heart. The big romantic gesture is all very w... more info

Chorus.fm — Yesterday, we posted an interview (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2722902) where JadedPunkHulk (http://www.twitter.com/jadedpunkhulk) interviewed Brian Fallon of *The Gaslight Anthem (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thegaslightanthem)*. TOD... more info