The Vinyl Villain — I spent a fair bit of time ripping the vinyl for all the tracks for the Edwyn Collins postings over the past two days, not to mention researching a abit about the record label.So if you don't mind. I will let the music speak for itself today:-mp3 : ... more info

Guardian Music — Why Stone Roses frontman's mega-gig in Manchester's Platt Fields park was the final straw for anti-Manc cliche blog FUC51When people say "Manchester'", many immediately think of its musical legacy: a romantic, wistful notion of slate-grey skies pelti... more info

Guardian Music — This ex-DJ's installations, paintings and sculptures resemble props full of theatrical possibility. Popular culture has rarely been reimagined so inventivelyWalking into a Lothar Hempel exhibition can feel a bit like stumbling on to a stage during th... more info

Guardian Music — Glastonbury turbulenceWhat a week it's been down on Worthy farm. Last November, Michael Eavis could barely contain himself in predicting that U2's headline slot would be Glastonbury's most memorable. This week it was confirmed that Bono's back injury... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offRainbow Stargazer The crowning moment of the career of the late Ronnie James Dio (below): a defiantly and thrillingly ludicrous piece of epic faux-eastern metal that takes L... more info

ContactMusic — Children from tragic JOY DIVISION frontman IAN CURTIS' hometown are to mark the 30th anniversary of the singer's death by recreating his music for an... more info

Guardian Music — Macclesfield students collaborate with orchestra on composition to mark 30th anniversary of Ian Curtis's deathWhat better way to honour the dark and brooding music of Ian Curtis than with a symphony composed by children? The Northern Chamber Orchestr... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker PETER HOOK paid an emotional visit to his late JOY DIVISION bandmate IAN CURTIS' grave on the 30th anniversary of his death this week (beg17May10).The... more info

BBC 6 Music — Joy Division debut gets an outing in full more info

NME — The bassist and his band perform on the 30th anniversary of Ian Curtis' death more info