ContactMusic — MANIC STREET PREACHERS rocker NICKY WIRE has a valuable collection of postcards featuring personal notes from stars including JOHN LYDON and MORRISSEY.The bassist was... more info

Guardian Music — This Oxford trio show, as John Lydon would never have said, that languor is an energyHometown: Oxford.The lineup: Jody Prewett (vocals, guitar, bass), Ben Rimmer (keyboard), Kit Monteith (drums).The background: What a lovely song and a lovely sound f... more info

Guardian Music — These days, Sweet are the punchline to an ad for an insurance company. But, as David Cavanagh reports, the joke masks a tale of violence, illness and feuds – not to mention a "gay Hitler" on Top of the PopsEarlier this summer, while England were li... more info

Guardian Music — With their filthy lyrics and singular look, South African rap-rave act Die Antwoord are fantastic, if bemusingWhen Die Antwoord checked their emails on 2 February this year, among the 5,000 or so messages the group had received overnight was one fro... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Celebrity Justice Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten has settled a lawsuit for allegedly punching a female assistant in the face -- and we're told she's actually happy with the outcome ... who says punk is d... more info

Guardian Music — Myrtle Park, BingleyThe small Yorkshire town of Bingley may be an unlikely home for a major pop festival, but the fourth Bingley Music Live has established itself as a cheaper, more family-friendly alternative to the giant Leeds. A bill stretched fro... more info

Guardian Music — The BBC's first female DJ is more likely to pick up a dubstep promo than a free bus pass; she shares 12 musical highs from her wild life on Radio 1When Annie Nightingale the BBC's first female DJ spun her first "disc" on the fledgling Radio 1 in 1970... more info

The Vinyl Villain — And a really fine job he did too.....I'm guessing that most folk would have thought that the days of chart success for Graham Coxon were over when he took his leave of Blur in 2002. The fact is however, that seven times he has found himself a place ... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, LiverpoolJapanese flower arrangements, candles and giant orchids make the stage look more like an oriental horticultural exhibition than a concert venue. Taiko drums nestle alongside a tiny lady in full traditional costume playing a koto, w... more info

Guardian Music — The DJ, who announced she was leaving Radio 1 on Friday, was instrumental in taking dubstep to a wider audience. But this was just a tiny part of a mindboggling careerMary Anne Hobbs announced on Friday that she's quitting her popular Radio 1 show Ex... more info