TMZ — Madonna is defending photoshopped images of Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela she posted on Instagram ... claiming the pics were never intended to insult anyone.If you missed it ... Madonna posted a series of pics on her page Friday --… more info

Soul Sides — Folks know that “Blind Alley” is one of my all-time favorite breaks.1 Just wanted to say that Altered Tapes does a killer little edit, apparently by remixing the original multi-track stems with a little BDK thrown in for good measure. In fact, ... more info

Nialler9 — Stage times for Indiependence are up. Chloe Howl has withdrawn from the bill due to recording commitments. If you’d like some recommendations: highlight this lot: Friday: Tvvins, We Cut Corners, The Altered Hours / DJs: Lil Dave, Mother, Saturday:... more info

XLR8R — Sin Elevated Art, the latest full-length record from longstanding London DJ/producer Altered Natives, sees a release today via the man's own Eye4Eye label. read more more info

Nialler9 — Indiependence have added some more names to the festival on August 1st to 3rd in Deer Farm, Mitchelstown. Names added: Hozier, The Minutes, Hudson Taylor, Dan Croll and Tvvins (see here) while there’s been a spate of Cork bands included The Altere... more info

The Telegraph — Is the study of counterfactual history anything more than a parlour game, asks John Gallagher more info

XLR8R — "Take a shortcut through a gap in a corrugated iron fence in a North London scrap yard, across the train tracks, and out through the dark disused tunnel, third railway arch on the left and you'll find the back door to my surgery." This is how un... more info

DJmag — Stream all new Altered Natives more info

Starpulse — Woody Allen is not happy with a law in India that places mandatory anti-tobacco ads into movie scenes in which the characters smoke cigarettes, so he's pulled his latest film, Blue Jasmine, from th... more info

Starpulse — Today’s reviews solely in the section of Altered States via the "Vancouver International Film Festival 2013" (go to www.viff.org for more info) are what my dad digs.  (Dude has issues!)  Right up h... more info