The week in music

On Friday, the Sun printed pictures of a kittens they claimed was Pete Doherty's with a 'specially-made mini crack pipe'. Cat lovers everywhere were uncertain of whether to be appalled or go, 'Awww... Look at the kitty with his cute lil' crack pipe.' Photograph: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP

Lily Allen got into a dispute with her neighbour over a parking bay. This is news. It is. Photograph: W Marsh/Flickr

Early in the week, many people wondered whether Amy Winehouse would be able to pull herself together and perform at the Mercury prize. In the end, she did, but lost out to Klaxons. (Mark Ravenhill had some unique thoughts on Winehouse.) Photograph: Elsie Esq/Flickr

On Tuesday, Klaxons won the Mercury prize for an album the Guardian gave one star to when it was released. In response, Dave Simpson went nuts on the live blog. Photograph: TORSTEN SILZ/AFP

This week, a team of scientists released a study that claimed that rock stardom can take years off your life. The research team was led by Dr Obvious from the DUH Institute. Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA

James Blunt played in London. Fans were excited, but our critic was unimpressed. Better reviewed were Elton John and The Police. Photograph: Rene/Flickr

Last weekend, a Led Zeppelin show was advertised in UK papers. But promoter Harvey Goldsmith told fans not to buy tickets, because it might not happen. No one believed him Photograph: Murph & Billy/Flickr