A music great remembered

One of the music industry's all-time greats passes away

Led Zep's John Bonham's drumkit also up for sale as 'defining rock'n'roll artefacts' go under the hammer

Elliptical, euphoric and "staggeringly good" says Allan Jones, plus a Q&A with Craig Finn

AC/DC classic is a funeral favourite in Australia

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss London Wembley Arena Thursday, May 22 2008 “Good evening” says Robert Plant, flinging back a mane of tangled hair from his face, early on in tonight’s extraordinary show. “And welcome to. . .” he goes on, and pauses. “Well, I don’t know what it is,” he says then with a smile that before it’s finished turns into a grin, and a big one at that, visible evidence of a man clearly enjoying what he’s doing, even if he can’t put a name to it. “But you’re welcome to it,” he adds, “whatever it is.”

Lambchop's Kurt Wagner also added to this year's line-up

Legendary producer would 'love to give him the sound for him to play in'

The Raconteurs album is playing for the second time this morning, and I’ve just got round to reading the paperwork which arrived in my inbox with the download just before 9am. “Consolers Of The Lonely”, it notes, is “loud, bombastic and littered with changes of tempo.” Can’t argue with any of that.

The band premiere 'Accelerate' at the ICA's 60th birthday celebration