Stereogum — So, basically, premier NBA small forward and hair-trigger bench brawler Ron Artest of the Houston Rockets will sample the melodious sounds of Chris Martin on his new mixtape of raps. I know, you are so bored of this same basketball-player-samples-Co... more info

Monsters and Critics — Coldplay are "less s**t" than they used to be. more info

PopSugar UK — Big Brother 9's Rebecca, Stephanie and Sara looked quite the trio of trouble as they watched another trio on stage at the BT Digital Music Awards at the Roundhouse last night. Sugababes Keisha, Amelle and Heidi entertained the crowd while Fearne Cott... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — We have won The People's Choice Awards for Best Music Blog at the 2008 BT Music Awards.A huge thanks to every single one of you that visit the blog and has voted for us over the last few weeks.Thanks to Stevie Riks for the acceptance speech...For a f... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Shamus/Getty Houston Rockets basketball player, brawl catalyst and part-time rapper Ron Artest will showcase his ability to shoot rhymes on a new mixtape. Artest is backed by notable mixtape mastermind DJ Drama, automatically elevating Artestâ... more info

XFM.co.uk — Oasis and Glasvegas are deemed ‘creative rock'n'roll genius' by Creation's ex-head honcho as Coldplay imitators get short shrift. more info

AngryApe — The band haven't reached Prince status just yet more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — US pop star Pink is beating Britpop icons Oasis to the number one slot in the UK singles chart, according to midweek sales figures.Physical sales of the singer's new track So What are set to propel it from 38 to the top spot, according to trade magaz... more info

Paste Magazine — The boys of Hot Chip sure have had a massively busy 2008. They just put out a new album in February and have been touring ever since. Now, they're talking new EP's, tour dates and songs. Nope, you're not confusing them with Coldplay (though you'd... more info

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