Guardian Music — Hip-hop star says singer and celebrity counsellor 'understands the pressure'Sir Elton John's growing status as a down-to-earth counsellor to celebrities was reinforced this weekend when the veteran singer and songwriter spoke for the first time about... more info

Guardian Music — There are not many drummers who've gone on to enjoy a successful solo career, but Libertines drummer Gary Powell looks set to do just thatIn early November, I interviewed Jon Bon Jovi for the Guardian. He was cool and a total gentlemen. When Jon ment... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Distortion working? Check. Echo on the vocals? Check. Errhm feedback? Check. Draygo's Guilt is ready to enter your eardrums. The band is fronted by Jon 'Clewsie' Clews who leads the trio through ZZ Top bass lines with the wall-to-wall sound of earl... more info

Guardian Music — Who are they?They're the current band name to drop if you're part of the fashion industry, which is so entranced by the idea of four attractive French girls playing scruffy surf-pop that the group get invited to catwalk shows. For the same reason, th... more info

NME — Former Libertines man set to make his stage debut in January more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Lang/DDP/GettyPete Doherty has apologized to fans and Germans alike after the former Libertines frontman sang the controversial first verse of the German national anthem during a concert in Munich on November 28th. The crowd loudly booed Doher... more info

Guardian Music — Babyshambles frontman booed off stage in Munich for singing controversial first verse of the German national anthemPete Doherty was dragged off stage at a festival in Germany this weekend, after he began singing the controversial first stanza of Das ... more info

Guardian Music — In a decade of change and confusion in the music business, one figure came to rule it all. Unfortunately, it was Simon CowellHow to describe the past 10 years in music? Perhaps we should turn to Nicola from Girls Aloud who in OMM's review of the deca... more info

Guardian Music — At a time when nu-metal and dad-rock ruled the airwaves, the Strokes' rewired rock'n'roll with irresistible songs, inventive guitars and arty arroganceMore top 10 albums of the decadeThe impact of the first Strokes album was immediate and dramatic. B... more info

Guardian Music — The NME has announced its choice of best albums of the noughties, with Is this it at the top. Find out how the decade's best compare in the charts - and read the original Guardian reviewsSo, the NME's writers and artists' choice catalogue of the noug... more info