- Songwriter Hal David died on September 1st at the age of 91. He's the award-winning songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach. (Rolling Stone)
- Rolling Stones will release a compilation album GRRR! with two new tracks Gloom And Doom and One Last Shot in November. (Billboard)
- U2 released their first record U2-3 EP on September 1, 1979.
- Clash received GQ Men of the Year award on September 2, 2003.
- Freddie Mercury was born on September 5, 1946 in East Africa. Recommend this interesting biography film, Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story.
- Thom Yorke's Atoms for Peace will release their new single Default on September 10th. Their new album is scheduled to be released in 2013. Listen to the track here.
- Roger Waters was born in Surrey, England on September 6, 1943. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd in 1996.
- Video Killed the Radio Star was released on September 7, 1979 by British group The Buggles on Island Records from their debut album The Age of Plastic. It was the first music video broadcasted on MTV in 1981.
- Chrissie Hynde was born in Akron, Ohio on September 7, 1951.
- Paul McCartney was awarded French Legion of Honour for his contribution to music. (Guardian)
- Otis Redding was born in Georgia on September 9, 1941.
- This September marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's monumental Nevermind. Single Smells Like Teen Spirit was released on September 10, 1991 and followed by the release of album Nevermind on September 24.
- Bob Dylan will release his 35th studio album Tempest on the 11th. (Billboard)
- Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here was released on September 12, 1975.
- German film composer Hans Zimmer was born on September 12, 1957. He has received four Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award.
- Led Zeppelin set to release Celebration Day film in theaters on October 17 and audio and video on November 19. The film is taken from their famous 2007 London reunion concert. (NBC)
- Jimi Hendrix died in London on September 18, 1970. He was 27.
- Jimi Hendrix biography traces guitarist’s early years. (Spinner)
- Some Jimi Hendrix facts you should know about. (BBC)
- Leonard Cohen was born in Montreal, Quebec on September 21, 1934.
- Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine on September 21, 1947.
- Led Zeppelin talked in Celebration Day press conference. Watch the entire Q&A session on NME.
- REM disbanded in 2011 after thirty one years together. (Billboard)
- Roy Buchanan was born in Ozark, Arkansas on September 23, 1939. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound. He has influenced many guitarists, including Gary Moore, Danny Gatton, and Jeff Beck. Beck dedicated his version of "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" from Blow by Blow to him
- New Jeff Buckley film Greetings From Tim Buckley explored the singer's relationship with his father and his first tentative steps into the music industry. (NME)
- Sonic Youth's stolen guitars found their way back to the band after 13 years. (Spin)
- Neil Young's new book Waging Heavy Peace is out on September 25th. (Rolling Stone)
- Tori Amos revisits her greatest hits with the Metropole Orchestra. (Rolling Stone)
- Neil Young introduced his new audio device Pono. (Rolling Stone)
