As Bugged Out! celebrates a mighty thirteen years of putting on parties, they’ve decided to look backwards instead of forwards for once; which explains this retrospective CD collection. And as one of the clubs that have never stopped loving rave, be it old, new or merely middle-aged, who better to look back on some top tunes than the Bugged Out! crew?Bugged Out’s come all the way from Sankeys in Manchester (then Sankeys Soap, of course) in 1994 to The End in London, via warehouse parties and club nights all over the country. They still put on parties all over the world, with parties at The Loft in Barcelona and recently at Hollywood in Milan being highlights - and they saw the ‘new rave’ thing coming a mile away. Why? Because they never stopped raving in the first place…In the words of the club’s co-founder, John Burgess, ‘On a good night you may have caught an early live appearance by Röyksopp in one room, Basement Jaxx DJ’ing in another and Justin Robertson and Dave Clarke hammering it out in the courtyard.’Johnno’s talking about the ultra-diverse line-ups that Bugged Out! used to command at Nation, Liverpool’s 2500 superclub and legendarily home to CREAM in the 90s. This was Bugged Out!’s home from 1998 too, but that didn’t mean they reigned in their eclectic style. Nope, they continued on with the broad approach that had LFO play at their first night at Sankeys. They played Tied Up, which is included here as a master from the ultra-rare flexi disc, while Stardust’s Music Sounds Better With You gives us the more approachable side of the club.There’s also Slam’s Positive Education, Wink’s Higher State…, Vitalic’s Dario and Felix’s Silver Screen, Shower Scene. How can you resist?

Robyn is set to hit the road in the UK this autumn. The singer, who recently scored a Number One ‘With Every Heartbeat’, will head out on a UK tour from October. Robyn plays: Brighton Audio (October 31) London Scala (November 1) Glasgow Classic Grand (6) Leeds Stylus (7) Manchester Club Academy (8)

A series of digital radios signed by a variety of rock stars, including Noel Gallagher, Graham Coxon, Jet and Editors are to be auctioned on-line to raise money for charity. Pete Doherty, Manic Street Preachers, Queens Of The Stoneage and Paul Weller have also contributed to the fundraiser. The auctions, which will take place in October on the Rockstar Radios website, will raise money for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, an organisation for providing music therapy for people throughout the UK.

Over the past few days, the Web (and the Rock Daily comments section) has been stocked with opinions on Ted Nugent’s August 22nd onstage rant during which he brandished a pair of machine guns and suggested Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama could suck on one of them (a euphemism for “eat lead,” or take a bullet in the throat for those less familiar with metaphor) and Hillary Clinton could ride one (ditto). Now USA Today’s blog has brought our attention to a report from South Dakota TV station KSFY that indicates organizers of the state’s fair, at which Nugent is booked to play Sunday night, have asked the controversial guitarist to take it down a notch. “We don’t approve of what he does at his other concerts, but there’s nothing I can do about that. What I can control is what happens here at the State Fair,” said Fair manager Susan Hayward. “We reminded him [that the Fair is a family show] and they were very courteous in responding immediately in assuring us that that’s exactly what we would have.” Nugent is a true renegade, so it’s anybody’s guess what he’ll decide to say from his pulpit this weekend. Fair officials noted that they sold more tickets for Nugent’s show than any other this year.

The 78-year-old rock 'n' roll pioneer was listed in stable condition at a Florida hospital Tuesday after suffering a heart attack, according to his publicist, Susan Clary. Diddley reportedly complained of dizziness and nausea Friday during a routine medical checkup and was taken to North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainsville, near his hometown of Archer. He is currently in the cardiac care unit, after spending the weekend in intensive care, Clary said. "He is conscious," Clary said. "The situation is very serious." The singer-guitarist was previously hospitalized in Nebraska in May after suffering a stroke following a string of casino performances in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was later transferred to Florida to continue his recovery. Considered one of the founders of rock 'n' roll, Diddley's eponymous beat drove such classics as "Bo Diddley," "Say Man" and "Who Do You Love?" and influenced generations of rockers, including Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, U2 and the Clash. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.

Arcade Fire played their last show of the summer tonight (August 26) at Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival. Singer Win Butler also made a reference to Bon Jovi during their performance on the Main Stage. He told the crowd : “You’ve been singing along to ‘Living On A Prayer’,” in reference to the song that was playing on the PA before their set. After playing ‘(Antichrist Television Blues)’ Butler said: “We couldn’t be happier to be at Leeds. This is our last show of the summer so thanks for having us.” Prior to playing ‘Neighborhood #2 (Laika)’ Butler told the crowd: “This is the first single we ever put out in the UK.” The band powered through a series of hits before playing closer ‘Wake Up’, Butler told the crowd : “We want you to sing this one. You’ve been a wonderful crowd.” Arcade Fire played: ‘Keep The Car Running’ ‘(Antichrist Television Blues)’ ‘Black Mirror’ ‘Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)’ ‘No Cars Go’ ‘Haiti’ ‘Intervention’ ‘Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)’ ‘Windowsill’ ‘Rebellion (Lies)’ ‘Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)’ ‘Wake Up’ Check back to NME.COM all weekend for backstage reports, interviews, gossip and news from Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals. Plus: see NME.COM’s Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festival picture galleries now. Check out our live reviews straight from the Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival’s key stages. We’ll have updates after every performance on the: Main Stage NME/Radio 1 Stage Carling Stage So keep checking throughout the weekend for the latest live reports. Head to our full Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals index now.

Michael Vick’s star continued it’s crash course today, as the Atlanta Falcons quarterback officially plead guilty to the federal dogfighting charges against him. Vick will be sentenced on December 10th and could face up to five years in prison. After the hearing he apologized to his teammates, coaches, and the Commissioner of the NFL, took “full responsibility” for his actions, and claimed to have found religion as a result of the dog drama. He also said, “Dogfighting is a terrible thing. I reject it. I totally ask for forgiveness and understanding as I move forward to better Michael Vick the person, not the football player.” Better late than never, right? Related Content Michael Vick Pleads Guilty, Headed To Jail Michael Vick Faces NFL Suspension and Trial Alone Michael Vick Faces Time for Dogfights

“It ain’t easy to be in the Big Easy,” Deacon John Moore, the president of the local musicians union, told onlookers after the low-key march through the rain from Louis Armstrong Park. “Our musicians are suffering. We hate to come out here and beg, but we have no alternative at this point.” Many musicians, like other New Orleanians, are struggling with life since Hurricane Katrina struck nearly two years ago. Many venues that offered live music have not reopened or offer the stage as often. That’s creating a “cutthroat mentality” among the working musicians in town, Moore said. While the union has a minimum scale wage, not all members are adhering to it, Moore said. Some are working on the streets for tips from tourists and other passers-by — cheapening the value of what they’re producing, he said. “The local music economy has forced local musicians to live in survival mode, ‘a little something is better than nothing,’” the guitarist-band leader-singer said. “That’s how you live when your back’s against the wall.” Before Katrina, he said, there were more than 3,000 professional musicians, including music teachers, in New Orleans; this spring, there were less than 1,800, he said. Moore estimated a quarter of those commute into the city, where music has long been part of the colorful culture. Saxophone player Travis Blotsky said his situation as a musician hasn’t changed much since the storm, which hit two years ago this week. But he said he’s concerned about the future of the music scene in what was jazz legend Armstrong’s hometown. Musicians shouldn’t have to take gigs in Top 40 cover bands to make ends meet, if that’s not their thing, he said. “We need to nurture more original music,” he said during the processional, which included a black hearse.

NEW YORK — Kelly Rowland may have classed it up alongside Eve in the clip for “Like This,” the lead single from her sophomore album, Ms. Kelly, but in her next video, for the Snoop Dogg-assisted “Ghetto,” let’s just say that Rowland is taking a decidedly less-proper approach. “Oh my gosh, it’s a really great feeling,” Rowland told MTV News last week on the set of her ESPN college football promo collabo with Perry Farrell and 50 Cent (see “50 Cent, Kelly Rowland And — Huh? — Perry Farrell Team Up For ESPN Theme”). “I’m working with Andrew Gura on this video. It’s very, I’d say … gosh, I’m trying to get the right word out because I don’t want to sound crazy. … It’s ghetto. It’s really fly. I feel like everybody has some sort of element of ghetto in them. Think about it. Right? Wouldn’t you say so? And everyone knows what the ghetto is.” Rowland just shot the video for “Ghetto” last Thursday in Los Angeles, but according to her, the song was actually written quite some time ago by crooner Tank and upstart Lonny Bereal. The former Destiny’s Child singer cut the track a year ago. She said when it was time for Snoop to lay down his rhymes, the rapper came into the studio without skipping a beat (see “Kelly Rowland Scraps Sappy Story, Picks Up Snoop”). “He [just] put his Snoop-a-fied player-isms on the track,” Rowland said. “It’s hot.” Although Rowland has recorded two proper solo albums, she said she still finds herself adjusting to post-DC life. One of the benefits of each lady doing her own thing, Rowland said, is that the knowledge each member has gained could improve a reunion — should one ever happen. “There’s an element of freedom [in being on your own], but at the same time, of course, you miss your ladies,” Rowland explained. “But there’s always time for growth. And I feel like growth must take place, and that’s definitely what’s happened amongst all three of us: Michelle, with her doing Broadway; and Beyoncé doing the tour; and me going out and doing the record and performing at different places. So I feel that it’s really great. All of us are basically doing everything on our own, so if we do decide to come back together as Destiny’s Child, it just makes it even stronger.” But don’t expect a reunion just yet. “I said ‘if,’ ” she joked. “If.”

AC/DC will break several years of inactivity with the Oct. 16 release of “Plug Me In.” The double-DVD Columbia set sports five hours or concert and TV performances, most of which have never been commercially released. A limited-edition of the project adds a third DVD with 21 extra live performances. The first disc showcases the Australian band’s early years on the international rock scene, including a March 3, 1976, show at St. Albans High School in Australia, AC/DC’s maiden U.K. television appearance in July of that year, clips from U.K. shows in 1978 and three songs from Dutch TV in 1979, including the live debut of “Highway to Hell.” Among the bonus features are band interviews from 1976, a separate interview with frontman Bon Scott in November 1977 and four songs from a Dec. 15, 1979, show in Nice, one of Scott’s final appearances with AC/DC before his death two months later. New vocalist Brian Johnson’s arrival is chronicled on the second disc via a rare Japanese TV appearance from February 1981, a 1984 visit to the “Old Grey Whistle Test,” live performances from Detroit, Moscow, Paris, Munich and Toronto and a 2003 jam with the Rolling Stones. The contents of the bonus third disc have yet to be announced, but the package will include reproductions of vintage AC/DC memorabilia. AC/DC is expected to begin recording a new album at some point in the near future. The as-yet-untitled set will be the follow-up to 2000’s “Stiff Upper Lip.”