The Telegraph — From dirt-poor outsider to style leader, musical powerhouse and role model for outsized personalities the world over: How the extravagant singer became a very big deal. more info

Addict Music — Looks like Lady Ga Ga is not the only Madonna fan, Beth Ditto has clearly taken some inspiration from her new video for the track 'I Wrote The Book'. Beth Ditto – I Wrote The Book is an article from: Addict Music more info

Nialler9 — Madonna-borrowing video from Beth Ditto for a tune taken from her Simian Mobile Disco collaborative EP. more info

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Pop Justice — We are quite enjoying enjoying Beth Ditto. She has made it quite easy so far what with unveiling a highly listenable EP (http://soundcloud.com/deconstruction-records/beth-ditto-ep-preview) and everything, and now it is our pleasure to present to y... more info

Nialler9 — You don’t have time to check blogs every day, never mind just this one. Here’s a roundup of the best of what you may have missed last month.. Jamie XX’s Mix for Benji B & his Adele ‘Rolling In The Deep’ remix Moths – Kildare’s 17 year o... more info

NME - In The Office — 1. Beth Ditto - 'I Wrote The Book' Oh, the disco, a sacred space where new freedoms can be carved out with the flick of a hip and the turn of a heel. A strobe-spangled altar where a warrior woman of righteous punk can reincarnate herself as a high-pr... more info

Press Play — I normally don't listen to house/dance type of songs, but Beth Ditto's forthcoming single — I Wrote the Book — is brilliant.  Very infectious and catchy.  Beth Ditto was also the frontwoman for the group The Gossip (which I also liked).  Thi... more info

Guardian Music — There's a bit of Manhattan disco in this week's programme as Hercules and Love Affair's Andy Butler visits to tell Rosie Swash about his vulnerable bits and how one of the tracks on new album Blue Songs is dedicated to Sinead O'Connor.The Gossip's Be... more info

I Think You're Swell — Today’s post is all about songs that just hit you in the fucking face. First off is the lead track from Beth Ditto’s (lead singer of the gossip) debut solo EP, Deconstruction. For the venture, Ditto teamed up with James Ford and Jas Shaw, of Simi... more info