Guardian Music — What does a rock critic really know about being in a band? Guardian reviewer and part-time drummer Dave Simpson found out the hard wayThe bombshell arrived on a Monday morning. "Dear all," began the lead guitarist's email. "I'm afraid I've come ... more info

Guardian Music — Don Draper spends tonight's Mad Men (Sky Atlantic) on a mission to track down the Rolling Stones in order to persuade the rockers to sing "Heinz is on my side" to the tune of their hit Time is on my Side. "They did one for cereal in England three yea... more info

Perez Hilton — On last night's Mad Men, the super masculine, super sexy Don Draper and evening sidekick Harry Crane attempted to sign The Rolling Stones for a Heinz Beans commercial jingle. The duo failed, of course, but check out the video (above) to see a REAL c... more info

ContactMusic — Rock pensioner Sir Mick Jagger has a novel way to ensure he can still wow fans live - he performs karaoke sets of Rolling Stones songs in his spare time Fellow rocker Lenny Kravitz has revealed he was once left stunned when Jagger deserted him during... more info

Guardian Music — It's easy now to see that when rock and disco clashed, disco won. But records like this suggest we should have realised a whole lot earlier It happened earlier this month as I piloted a tiny rented car across Lanzarote, regaled by the awful playlist ... more info

Guardian Music — A band featuring three sisters, who combine the wafty whimsy of folk with R&B beats. It shouldn't really work. It doesHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Danielle Haim (vocals, lead guitar), Alana Haim (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion), Es... more info

ContactMusic — A five-member boy band that was a third-place finisher on the British version of The X Factor has accomplished what no other British pop group has -- not the Beatles not the Rolling Stones not Led Zeppelin not Queen One Direction has become the first... more info

Guardian Music — Assemble a crack team of soul musicians at Muscle Shoals studios and what do you get? That's right – a soft rock classic Here's a soft rock classic with a country flavour from the 1972 album by American brothers Steve and Tim Smith, joined by Wayne... more info

Perez Hilton — Hooray!! Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the famous players from the infamous band, the Rolling Stones, have settled their differences and are friends once again. The front man and guitarist had recently squabbled over comments made by Keith in his ... more info

Gigwise — Band snub sporting ceremony with revealing they just 'didn't want to do it' more info