Altsounds — “Their bright, friendly electronics and Brian Wilson harmonies suggest Scotland may have the beginnings of its own Animal Collective. Ones to watch.” – Metro “Prettier than a 1940s polka-dot tea dress… Th... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Adam Cantor Math rock is a musical sub genre flying below the radar of the mainstream. The Apples in stereo dive in at the deep end with the Non-Pythagorean Musical Scale, invented by main man Robert Schneider: A new musical scale is created... more info

Guardian Music — How amazing would it have been if Radiohead, Dizzee and Elbow had contributed to Everybody Hurts? Sadly, they are too cool to return Simon Cowell's phonecallsThere's nothing like a charity single for making musicians pull together – as long as... more info

Stereogum — Gorillaz took the spirit of Kraftwerk (and the voices of Bobby Womack and Mos Def) to the disco on "Stylo," and now the band's animated bassist Murdoc is offering little snippets of Plastic Beach via a "pirate radio" session for AOL. Between son... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Lily, Pixie and Florence, this year's Brits should be about Male BondingReading the Brit awards nominations is a depressing affair. The major labels and their well-documented fiscal failings have served up another year's worth of vacuous, real... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Josh Groban pronounced the scene "inspired chaos" as an all-star chorus re-recorded "We Are the World" Monday at the studio where the original was taped 25 years ago. "It's great to see so many legendary artists sweating it out [and] to be in the mid... more info

ET Online — ET has the latest... The Who's Who of the music, movie and TV world, including everyone from Barbra Streisand to Will.i.am to Kanye West to Celine Dion, gathered together in a Los Angeles studio on Monday to re-record the inspirational song, "We... more info

Starpulse — LOS ANGELES (AP) - The charity anthem "We Are the World" has been rerecorded by 80 artists who came together in the same Hollywood studio where the original was cut 25 years ago. Pink, Natalie Cole, Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Brian Wil... more info

MTV.com News — Jamie Foxx, Jeff Bridges, Vince Vaugn, Usher, Lil Wayne were also in the house.By Gil Kaufman Wyclef Jean, Toni Braxton, Wyclef, Kanye West Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage LOS ANGELES — When it came time to record the 25th-anniversary sequ... more info

Guardian Music — Big names including Brian Wilson, Tony Bennett and Snoop Dogg gather to sing We Are the World in aid of disaster survivorsIt was widely seen as one of the worst charity records of all time – but that hasn't stopped an improbable line-up of sta... more info