Welsh singer Duffy has revealed that she thought she had discovered a new band when she heard the Rolling Stones for the first time. The pop star’s introduction to the group came when she watched her dad’s video tape of ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’. Read more >>

Former Genesis vocalist Peter Gabriel has unveiled plans to cover a song by New York’s Vampire Weekend. Speaking to BBC 6Music, Gabriel said that he was introduced to the band by someone from Vampire Weekend’s record label. Read more >>

Lily Allen will make a guest appearance on the new Kaiser Chiefs album, it’s been revealed. Mark Ronson, who is producing both the Kaiser Chiefs and Allen’s new records, said that he brought the two acts together in the studio recently. Read more >>

Ozzy Osbourne has accepted undisclosed libel from the Daily Star newspaper after it claimed he had suffered a health scare. An article published earlier this year alleged that the veteran rocker collapsed twice before this year’s Brit Awards. Read more >>

Sex Pistols star John Lydon has been accused of hitting a woman during the filming of a reality television show, according to court papers. Roxane Davis, who was the assistant producer on the unnamed show, claims that Lydon hit her because he wasn’t happy with his hotel room. Read more >>

Lily Allen has admitted to getting “very drunk” at the Glamour Awards earlier this week. The singer was pictured by paparazzi being carried out of the ceremony in London on Tuesday (June 3rd) after collecting an Editors special award. Read more >>

Franz Ferdinand will play to just 150 for their fans at an intimate show in London next week. The gig, at the Macbeth on June 9th, will be one of the first times that the band have played tracks from their forthcoming third album. Read more >>

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood hopes to hire a gang of dwarfs to play pranks on guests at his daughter’s wedding, it’s been claimed. Wood wants to hire actors to dress as elves for the wedding, based on the character of Puck in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. Read more >>

Kooks frontman Like Pritchard has expressed his desire to hook up with actress and model Carman Electra. Electra was meant to attend a recent Kooks show in Los Angeles but failed to make it down to the venue for the gig. Read more >>

Tracks from Coldplay’s new album ‘Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends’ have begun appearing online. The album is due to be released in all territories on June 12th but a number of songs have emerged on blog sites. Read more >>

Stevie Wonder will play three shows in the UK later this year as part of a ten date European tour. The concerts, Wonder’s first on the continent for more than a decade, will begin in Birmingham on September 8th. Read more >>

Paul Weller shocked fans during a concert in London last night (June 4th) by playing the Jam classic ‘Eton Rifles’. It was the first time that the former Jam frontman, who has frequently vowed not to play songs from the bands back-catalogue, had played the song in 16 years. Read more >>

Franz Ferdinand have announced details of a full UK tour, which will take in a host of intimate venues across the country. Beginning in York on June 21st, the band will also play venues in Bristol (June 24th), Yeovil (June 26th) and Cardiff (June 28th). Read more >>

Mastodon drummer Brann Dailour has revealed that the band are recording their new studio album in their home city of Atlanta. Dailour said that the group were five songs into the record and described the current sounds as real creepy and spaced out and different”. Read more >>

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready has revealed that the band would like to collaborate with Jack White. Speaking to reporters about Pearl Jam’s forthcoming appearance at the Bonnaroo Festival, which will also feature White’s side-project The Raconteurs, McCready said he would “love” to have the guitarist join the band onstage. Read more >>

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood makes a guest appearance on the new Starsailor album, the band have revealed. Speaking about the new record, frontman James Walsh said that the collaboration with Wood, who plays guitar on ‘All The Plans We Made’, almost didn’t happen. Read more >>