Consequence of Sound — Four-disc set includes album's original master tapes, unreleased demos, and more. more info

Guardian Music — The lead singer of Against Me! talks frankly about her gender dysphoria, and what it was like to tell her bandmates, her family and her wife that she wanted to become a womanIt's a real challenge for a punk rocker to generate anything resembling actu... more info

Guardian Music — Combining R&B with garage rock, this south London lot aspire to be the Motown Mary Chain or the Stax StoogesReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Somerset.The lineup: Carter Sharp (vocals, guitar), Jamie Bird (piano, vocals), Fil Ward (guitars, voc... more info

Guardian Music — Mogul says label he founded has been 'mismanaged' over the past decade and is a 'sleeping beauty' that could be rejuvenatedSir Richard Branson has opened talks with Universal Music in his bid to buy back Virgin Records, saying the label behind the Sp... more info

Guardian Music — If Branson bids for Virgin can he alter the music landscape again when recorded music revenues are falling?One thing separated Richard Branson from the other entrepreneurs who founded record labels in rock's golden age. For him, music was always a me... more info

Guardian Music — Mogul confirms interest in joint takeover if Universal Music is forced to offload company to gain clearance to buy EMISir Richard Branson has confirmed that he is interested in joining a bid to buy back Virgin Records, the label that has released rec... more info

Guardian Music — If you're a punk rock performer, star even, you can piss next to the fans in the loo and not get mobbed. Elvis couldn't have done thatBilly Idol cups his hands over his headphones as though he can't hear the sound he is making. Face death pale, his c... more info

ContactMusic — Sex Pistols were fans of soft rock The Anarchy in the UK band changed the musical landscape with punk music - which effectively brought an end to prog rock and many older genres - during their short career from 1975 to 1978 but guitarist Steve Jo... more info

411 Mania — Did Linkin Park rip off John Carpenter's Halloween for "What I've Done?" Are the Sex Pistols appropriate for the London Olympics? Is the Transformers theme better than the GI Joe theme? All this and more covered this week in Ask 411 Music! more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon John Lydon proved he still had an anarchic streak after arguing with British politicians about legalising drugs during a U K TV debate The former Sex Pistols rebel took a seat on the panel of current affairs show Question Time on Thursday n... more info