The Independent — It has housed the world’s largest water chute, welcomed the Empire of India Exhibition and hosted the most disastrous concert of David Bowie's career. more info

Stereogum — Billy Corgan has always shown an admirable commitment to random shit, but I don’t think he’s done anything quite this high on the “wait, what” scale since he dated Tila Tequila. At a Paris show over the weekend, Corgan and his Smashing Pumpki... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The nominees for British and International Artists Of The Year are in... more info

The Telegraph — The shortlists for the BBC Music Awards, which have been announced, include Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith, Prince and Dolly Parton more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Larkin Grimm & Tony Visconti @ Knitting Factory, 2010 (more by Lori Baily) Vinyl sales have been on the uprise for a while now, and 2014 was the biggest year for wax in nearly two decades. In the UK, new... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The former Nirvana drummer has told Howard Stern that there were two very cool collaborations that almost happened recently... more info

Stereogum — Foo Fighters kept on promoting Sonic Highways this morning with a visit to Howard Stern’s satellite radio show. Besides performances of “Learn To Fly” and “Something From Nothing,” there’s a very engaging hourlong interview touching on th... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Bing Crosby is probably best known these days for the rendition of the Oscar-winning Irving Berlin tune "White Christmas" that he introduced in the 1942 film "Holiday Inn" and for his 1977 duet of "Little Drummer Boy" and "Peace on Earth" with David ... more info

Stereogum — At their show at Chicago’s Thalia Hall on Tuesday night, the Smashing Pumpkins debuted a new band lineup, played a bunch of songs live for the first time and played a cover of David Bowie’s “Fame,” and they started selling merchandise that ad... more info

Stereogum — David Bowie’s career retrospective David Bowie Is made its U.S. debut at the Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago just about two months ago when it kicked off with an official “David Bowie Day.” In that time, it’s become a hotspot for celebriti... more info