Guardian Music — The new film about Wallis Simpson assembles all the bad movie cliches – and tries to downplay those Nazi skeletonsHere's a quote that Madonna is welcome , nay, advised, to put on the posters of her upcoming film W.E., a hagiography of the deeply un... more info

Guardian Music — It's seven years since the DJ's death. What are your Peel memories?Seven years ago today the legendary DJ John Peel died aged 65. The blog Keeping It Peel is recording various tribute events taking place this month, and they've declared today to be J... more info

Totally Fuzzy — A tale of two cities, London and New York and the birth of punk. Each city created a bastard child that marked the biggest and fundamental shift in popular music since Elvis walked into Sun Studios. Blank Generation unpicks the relationship between ... more info

Altsounds — The *Movie Poster Art Gallery* is pleased to announce a fascinating exhibition of original and rare music posters entitled “*The Manchester Connection*”, a celebration of Manchester's legendary renaissance in musical and design crea... more info

Totally Fuzzy — BBC Arena Rockumentary on the history of the Sex Pistols Read more » more info

Guardian Music — Beneath the cliched references to the dole queue lurks a sad and funny single from the punk pioneersAlternative TV were one of the groups that sprang up like mushrooms in the wake of Sex Pistols. But unlike so many of the bands inspired by 1976, they... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Some Fantastic PlaceOn Friday 6th August 2010 JC wrote a piece on the Dundee band The View’s single Superstar Tradesman and included in the article was a track which was in my opinion the worst ever cover version I’ve ever heard….Up the Junctio... more info

Guardian Music — The absence of Lady Gaga at this year's Brits accidentally opened the door to Mumford & Sons and an Ed Sheeran-fronted new wave of beige popAll pop scenes have their defining moments. Britpop's was the Blur v Oasis chart battle; with punk it was the ... more info

Guardian Music — Bob Gruen is one of the most famous rock photographers, and here is a selection of images from his book, Rock Seen, newly published with an introduction by Debbie Harry by Abrams more info

Guardian Music — Danny Baker calls Nashville's the Silver Seas 'the best group in the world', but that didn't mean much to the security guards on Tower BridgeAn elderly couple are sitting on a bench outside Shakespeare's Globe in London on the south bank of the Thame... more info