Here's your weekly preview of what's coming up on guardian.co.uk/music in the next few days.
Europe
Our Sounds of Europe series concludes this week with a look at all things Italian. Kicking off on Monday with a history of Italian pop in 10 songs, there'll be a wealth of music to discover throughout the week – or take a look back at our previous weeks' coverage of music from Belgium, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and France.
Live music
There's an abundance of video footage from Wireless on the way, while on Tuesday we'll be looking ahead to this weekend's main musical event, Latitude. You can see all the gigs our reviewers will be attending by keeping an eye on our Songkick page; later on this week, we'll be featuring live reviews of Marc Almond, Yeasayer and Robert Plant among others. Plus, if you'd like to find, or tell us about, any forthcoming gigs in your area, take a look at our live music map.
Artists
As you might already know, this week marks the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones first-ever gig – in the next few days we'll be featuring a look back at their first show, a Stones interactive gallery, and a readers' panel on the band's best works. Elsewhere, Hadley Freeman will be writing on Stock, Aitken and Waterman, and Friday's G2 Film & Music features interviews with Kiss and Sanatana.
Regulars
Every Monday and Thursday we invite independent music bloggers to tell us about what they do in Blog jam. Each Wednesday we feature a playlist from one reader – take a look at the series to discover some new music and see if you'd be interested in contributing one yourself. Towards the end of the week we'll be unveiling the latest topic for the venerable institution that is Readers Recommend.
Talking points
We're never ones to shy away from arbitrary, unwinnable and ultimately pointless debates on guardian.co.uk/music, chiefly because we find them immensely fun. To that end, this week we'd like to hear your thoughts on the following: which decade, in your opinion, has been the best for music? And which has been worst? And why? Let us know in the thread below.
