Guardian Music — The Icelandic drummer and composer on Chopin, Metallica - and the joys of greasy pizzaOn a damp morning in Reykjavík, a hungover Olafur Arnalds is reflecting on one of the many upsides of life as a musician in Iceland. "It's easy to sell a lot of CD... more info

Metalsucks — Last month we told you about “Justify Your Shitty Taste,” a new weekly column at The Deciblog in which one of Decibel’s writers defends a much-loathed album. Kevin Stewart-Panko wrote the inaugural edition of the column, in which he stood up fo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sergeant said... Lou Reed 1973 09.29 Oval Hall Sheffield 09.30 City Hall Newcastle 10.03 Odeon Birmingham 10.05 Rainbow Theatre London 11.26 NY Rehearsal N.Y. 11.27 NY Rehearsal N.Y. 11.28 Toronto 12.01 Akron OH 12.06 Springfield MA 12.07 Towe... more info

Guardian Music — Adele performs the fruits of her work with Rick Rubin and Paul Epworth on her new album, 21 (12-21 Apr, tour begins at Olympia Theatre, Dublin, allgigs.co.uk) …The unstoppable Janelle Monáe plays it again next month (24 Feb-1 Mar, tour begins at ... more info

Guardian Music — Their last album didn't set the charts on fire, but Jon Bon Jovi won't be worried after his band took more than £130m from live shows in 2010Bon Jovi's last album, The Circle, failed to reach silver, gold or platinum status in their US homeland, but... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The band, which topped $200 million, is followed by AC/DC, U2, Lady Gaga and Metallica. more info

411 Mania — From the team of Kanye West and Jay-Z, the Foo Fighters and Lady Gaga to Metallica, Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse and more, the 411 Staff predicts which artists will have the biggest year in 2011! Check out the full article to see who made their lis... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich (1963) 30 Seconds to Mars singer Jared Leto (1978) "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh (1945) Comedian Alan King (1927; d. 2004) Actor/come... more info

Guardian Music — Richie Follin combines gutsy rock'n'roll with gilt-edged tragedy in his latest incarnation, one-man band GuardsWho are they? As with Wolf Gang, two weeks ago, they are actually a he. Guards is New York-based Californian Richie James Follin, who make... more info

411 Mania — News on Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax doing more shows, Paramore losing two founding members, Rage Against the Machine possibly releasing a new album, Avenged Sevenfold parting ways with their drummer and more! more info