ContactMusic — Stars including Jack White, Norah Jones and Danger Mouse have spoken of their pride after finally completing an album inspired by classic Spaghetti Westerns. The former White Stripes rocker has joined forces with a number of artists, also... more info

Guardian Music — Five things we learned from the news:Lady Gaga thinks her concerts are akin to a religious experience, which isn't bad for 90 minutes of cheesy techno-pop.Paul Simon resents coming in second to Bob Dylan. We await Dylan's diss track in response. Flee... more info

DrownedInSound — An occasionally breathtaking pastiche. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — (Parlophone)In the further adventures of Brian Burton, the erstwhile Gorillaz and Gnarls Barkley producer teams up with Italian composer Daniele Luppi. The setting is the studio once used by Ennio Morricone, carved out of an ancient catacomb in the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "The long-anticipated brainchild of producer-composer Danger Mouse and Italian composer Daniele Luppi, Rome benefits from a bit of context. More than five years in the making, the project assembles many of the surviving performers of classic '60s and... more info

Scotsman.com — Going to extraordinary lengths to pay tribute to the sound of Ennio Morricone, Danger Mouse has gathered a posse of diverse collaborators more info

Nialler9 — The best of the last week’s album streams in A-Z. Plenty more in the Album Streams category. At the top of your listening list: Friendly Fires – Pala. Austra – Feel It Break. Elsewhere: Africa Hitech - 93 Million Miles Atari Teenage Riot – I... more info

Guardian Music — Take the road to Rome, featuring Jack White, Norah Jones and musicians who worked on Ennio Morricone's 60s scoresFive years. That's all it took for Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) and Daniele Luppi to turn their love of old Italian film scores into a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Left to right: Jack White, Norah Jones, Danger Mouse (a.k.a. Brian Burton), Daniele Luppi. Rome comes out May 17. The long-anticipated brainchild of producer Danger Mouse and Italian composer Daniele Luppi, Rome benefits from a bit of context. More... more info

Guardian Music — Brother are our guests on this week's Music Weekly podcast. They talk to Michael Hann - who, like Brother, hails from Slough - about how their music is overlooked by writers who concentrate on the image, the provocative quotes, and comparisons with ... more info