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 — Are Arctic Monkeys playing the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony tomorrow July 27 2012 An image tweeted by Argentinian journalist Martin Rinaldi certainly suggests that may be the case The photo appears to show the bands front man Alex Turner per... more info

411 Mania — A photo was released of Alex Turner rehearsing... more info

ContactMusic — Arctic Monkeys rocker Jamie Cook is heading down the aisle after proposing to his girlfriend The guitarist popped the question to glamour model Katie Downes who he has been dating since 2006 when they met at a party in Liverpool England She tells... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner, former Oasis man Liam Gallagher, David Bowie and John Lennon have made the final four in NME's search for the Ultimate Musical Icon of the last 60 years.Our search for the Ultimate Icon of NMEs lifetime began earl... more info

Guardian Music — Can the north's independent music venues weather the economic blues? Allan Glen reports on the latest iconic venue to shut its doors in Hull and struggle for survival in SunderlandAs gestures go, the decision in June 1985 by The Housemartins to sign ... more info

411 Mania — They felt the strongest moments of Suck It And See were the heavier bits… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin ; words by Andrew Sacher Metallica . Fucked Up at Orion Music Fest, June 23, 2012 Metallica's Orion Music & More festival went down in Atlantic CIty's Bader Field this weekend, featuring the band performing... more info

Guardian Music — Twice a week we invite independent music writers to tell us about what they do. Today: a Guildford-based blogger obsessed with new musicWho are you and what's your blog called?I'm Percy, and my blog's called ShinyShinyNew or S/S/N, depending on how m... more info

Guardian Music — Danny Boyle's supposedly dangerous playlist is nothing of the sort. It just proves we're a nation of stick-in-the-muds and conformistsSo the Olympics opening ceremony isn't just going to be Teletubbies Land with sheep? Albion will rise, for the Queen... more info