Maximo Park are appealing for the return of a guitar stolen before the first night of their UK tour at Newcastle Academy on Wednesday night (May 13). Guitarist Duncan Lloyd's missing instrument is a 1979 brown and gold Gretsch Country Gent. Read more >>

Eminem has defended his decision to include an overweight parody of Jessica Simpson in his video 'We Made You'. The rapper says the reason he they aped Jessica Simpson was because she was actually fat at the time the video was made. Read more >>

Damon Albarn has written a 'plethora' of songs for a potential new Gorillaz album. Speaking to BBC6music at the Great Escape Festival, Blur and Gorillaz manager Chris Morrison says Albarn has got so much material it would be a case of whittling down to create a record. Read more >>

Coldplay's free album giveaway for fans has been marred this morning by complaints of slow download speeds. The band are giving fans the chance to download a new live album, entitled 'LeftRightLeftRightLeft', for free for the next 24 hours. Read more >>

Interpol singer Paul Banks is giving fans the opportunity to download the first song by his new solo project, Julian Plenti. 'Fun That We Have' is the first track taken from Plenti's debut album 'Skyscraper', which is out on August 4th. Read more >>

Blink-182 played their first gig in four years last night (May 14) in the Los Angeles. The group, who announced their reformation earlier this year, played a surprise set at a private party at Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures. Read more >>

US rapper Eminem has revealed Sir Elton John helped him beat his well-documented drug problems. The rapper, who befriended Sir Elton after the pair performed on stage together at the 2001 Grammy awards, said the singer understood the pressures of fame. Read more >>

Carl Cox will play an old skool DJ set at Bestival on the Isle of Wight, organisers have announced. Underworld, who headlined last year's event, will also DJ at the festival. Read more >>

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has experienced a sudden burst of writing inspiration during the band's South American tour. In a blog written after one of the band's gigs, Gallagher revealed he had nearly finished five new tracks during the jaunt. Read more >>

Lily Allen has given her backing to Gordon Brown as the prime minister continues to endure the fallout from the MPs expenses saga. In an interview with the Times, Allen said she would still vote for Brown, who she described as “a nice man”. Read more >>