Buffalo News, New York — Of the boatload of rock star cliches out there, the “dark period” is a biggie. From Brian Wilson's obese sandbox wallowing to Sly Stone's drug-addled hermitage, John Lennon's lost weekend and Ol' Dirty Bastard's imprisonment, pop music history ha... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rarely has a band with so little output attracted so much attention: Memphis, Tenn.'s, beguilingly ebullient Magic Kids have released one two-song, seven-inch on their hometown's Goner Records label. Channeling the pop prowess of the likes of Brian W... more info

Rolling Stone — The 25th anniversary remake of “We Are the World,” which debuts tonight during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, features more than 70 performers including Kanye West, Brian Wilson, Pink and Celine Dion. But only one member of the choi... more info

MTV.com News — Director Paul Haggis and producer RedOne give a preview of the Haiti benefit single and video.By Jocelyn Vena Wyclef Jean, Kanye West and Jennifer Hudson perform at the "We Are The World 25 Years for Haiti" Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage "W... more info

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