ContactMusic — Nicole Scherzinger listened to Led Zeppelin to get her in the mood for Men In Black 3 The singer-and-actress made her big screen debut as antagonist Lily Poison in the sci-fi movie and she found it inspiring to tune into heavier music to po... more info

411 Mania — From Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York City and The Jimi Hendrix Experience: BBC Sessions to Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson's Storytellers, Led Zeppelin's BBC Sessions and more, 411's C.A. Bell counts down the top 10 live studio albums! more info

Guardian Music — Four readers on the Sheffield singer's latest albumEarlier this week we asked readers to submit their own reviews of Richard Hawley's latest album Standing at the Sky's Edge, which you can listen to in full here. If you'd like to let us know your tho... more info

The Independent — To those who dared to stand in his way, Peter Grant, the legendary manager of Led Zeppelin, conducted his business with a mixture of verbal aggression, physical intimidation and judicious use of a baseball bat. more info

411 Mania — From Black Sabbath's Paranoid and Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin III to The Velvet Underground's Loaded, All Things Must Pass by George Harrison and more, 411's C.A. Bell counts down the top 10 albums of 1970! more info

Guardian Music — The Alabama Shakes singer-guitarist mixes some classic pop and soul albums with newer releases that root her in time and placeBrittany Howard, lead singer of blues-rock stompers Alabama Shakes, has been making music since she was 13. Aged 15, she tru... more info

Metalsucks — Led Zeppelin were basically the first metal band, and Black Sabbath are officially acknowledged as the first metal band — so the that the former’s “Whole Lotta Love” mashes-up so perfectly with the latter’s “War Pigs” is not really all... more info

Guardian Music — Drummer with the Band whose career stretched in many other directions has died of cancer aged 71A shorthand way of describing Levon Helm, who has died of cancer aged 71, would be as the drummer with the Band. This would have made him eminent enough, ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon has come top in a new poll of the 100 best albums of all time.Oasis’ (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? was second and Definitely Maybe is at number twenty.'(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' has sold over 14 m... more info

Guardian Music — How a band from smalltown Alabama made a big noise and attracted fans from Bon Iver to Russell Crowe along the wayIn Athens, Alabama, Tony the tiny taxi driver is showing me his gun. It says in the big book of cliche that a Guardian writer in the Ame... more info