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Sleeve notes Friday 09 May 2014 g Most read More » Glastonbury 2014: win a pair of tickets Prize draw: We've got 12 pairs of Glastonbury tickets to give away. Enter here for your chance to win Metallica at Glastonbury: another half-baked vanity project Metallica's Glastonbury appearance will be another step towards the band distancing themselves from a heavy metal culture they no longer understand, says pained fan Dom Lawson Metallica at Glastonbury: 'If anybody has anything to say, it's a two-fingered salute and take that with ya' Lars Ulrich on how headlining makes him 'ecstatic' and why a metal band at the festival make sense

Editors' picks Watch Bombay Bicycle Club at Brixton Academy – Live for 2014 See the indie band play in front of a packed house during their hometown performance, in the latest in our Live for 2014 series, in partnership with Lovelive and Spotify Pitchfork has an influential voice – but is it in tune with all its readers? Interactive Cover Stories combine a love of print with latest technological effects to enhance features on bands and artists Kurt Cobain did not write note found in wallet, says Seattle biographer Charles R Cross says Nirvana singer's wife, Courtney Love, told him that she had written it Fashion fades but style is eternal: the return of rock's women of the 70s Three stars who broke the mould are back – and could today's divas learn from their uncompromising stance? REM, Nirvana and Sleater-Kinney members join forces for supergroup New photo of Super-Earth suggests Krist Novoselić, Peter Buck and other rock luminaries are recording in a Portland studio

Today's top stories More » Dr Dre's Apple deal will make him the richest man in hip-hop The rapper and producer has made headphones cool again. Now selling his stake in Beats Electronics will give Dre a personal fortune of $800m – nudging him ahead of P Diddy Laurel performs Fire Breather and Nicotine Dreams Watch the brooding songwriter in session for the latest instalment of our new series of live performances, in association with Muzu.tv Blondie: Listen to the band's new album Ghosts of Download We've been feeding you tasters of their latest release all week, and now you can listen to the New York group's album in full Tuff Love: from drinking chai to working with Josie Long The Glasgow fuzz-pop trio are melting hearts with their debut EP. Listen to it here and watch their new video, directed by Josie Long 'Opera can make us see, feel and hear the world differently' The UK's opera chiefs tell us why their art form matters We asked the artistic directors of each of the UK's seven main opera houses to tell us why opera is important today, and also to choose their favourite opera and suggest the best for beginners. On the blog More » Win tickets to Jabberwocky featuring James Blake and Neutral Milk Hotel Prize draw: Enter here for your chance to win tickets to this two-day festival at London's ExCel centre – plus hotel accommodation, food, car service and other Jabberwocky goodies Readers recommend: songs about small things | Peter Kimpton Miniature to microscopic, little to Lilliputian, molecular to microbe, let's make musical mentions of the tiny into a mighty list, says Peter Kimpton Readers recommend: songs about keys and locks – results RR regular Mnemonic picks the playlist from last week's thread Blondie: Hear two more tracks from their new album Ghosts of Download All week we're bringing you new songs from the New York group's tenth album. Today's picks are Mile High and Euphoria The legacy of Glyndebourne's George Christie The festival's former Chairman, who has died aged 79, transformed the Sussex opera house into a place of world-leading standards, writes Tom Service Watch and listen More » Why Gruff Rhys's American Interior is the one album you should hear this week – video Alexis Petridis recommends American Interior, the new concept album from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys Inside Opera: Live - Stephen Fry picks the best opera for someone new to it Stephen Fry and Alan Davies were at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Studio last autumn talking about opera. Watch Fry explain why Mozart's Don Giovanni is, for him, the best opera for a first-timer to enjoy Inside Opera: Live - video trailer On the afternoon of Saturday 10 May 2014, all seven of the UK's publicly funded opera houses are joining forces to take viewers inside the world of opera across the country with live events, discussion and pre-recorded exclusive films. The event will be live-streamed here on the Guardian, join us then from 2-6pm. Why Sleaford Mods' Divide and Exit is the one album you should listen to this week – video Alexis Petridis recommends Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods' album Divide and Exit, a picture of modern-day austerity Britain Radical design for Perth opera house revealed - video An Australian designer has revealed an audacious $1.2bn design for the Perth International Concert Hall, having worked on the project for five years Further reading More » New band of the week (No 4): Reptile Youth Fancy some fauxmoerotic provocation and pop bombast? Try this Danish duo Inside Opera: Live - watch the live stream here Join the UK's seven main opera companies from 2-6pm (BST) on 10 May and get inside the world of opera in this unprecedented live event. Join the conversation on twitter via #insideopera Swans' Michael Gira: 'I am an entertainer' Once given to physically attacking their audience, these days the re-formed New York noise merchants offer an uplifting, even spiritual, experience

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