Guardian Music — Later this week, a re-formed Van Halen are due to make their return with a gig in New York, with a tour and album to follow. Here, in our latest visit to the archives of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Official 12/28-12/31 Poster (blue edition). Design by DKNG © Phish 2011. Phish 2011/12/31 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Set 1: AC/DC Bag > Wolfman's Brother Scent of a Mule Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan Lawn Boy Gotta Jibboo Far... more info

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Guardian Music — As Her Madgesty is to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, we suggest how she can make her set a global talking pointSo Madonna is the latest luminary to be invited to take centre stage at the now prestigious music showcase that is America's annu... more info

Guardian Music — Here are your favourite songs with titles boasting a bumped-up word count (often through the unnecessary use of parentheses)As the designated compiler of playlists of Guardian readers' recommendations, I am often asked (truth: I am never asked): how ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Before he was Childish Gambino, Donald Glover was just a kid in an NYU dorm freestyling over some dweebs playing AC/DC on guitar. In this video, taken in 2004, Donald and his buddy Chaz Kangas take turns rapping over "Back in Black" in the basement t... more info

Guardian Music — What's new on the app stores on Friday 18 November 2011A selection of 20 apps for you today:I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About AlanSteve Coogan's Alan Partridge autobiography is proving to be a big hit as a physical book and audiobook. Now it has an... more info

Guardian Music — Las Vegas Weekly's Spencer Patterson picks his Vegas playlist, from Frank Sinatra to The Killers As featured on our Las Vegas city guideKanye West – All of the LightsThe fourth single from last year's blockbuster My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy m... more info

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Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonOnly four songs in and the PA cut out, the sirens blared and the Roundhouse was evacuated. Had Kentucky's My Morning Jacket tripped the inhouse prog alarm, or had the venue overloaded trying to work out what sort of band they are? E... more info