ContactMusic — David Bowie helped Marc Bolan's son survive" after the rocker's death. Rolan Bolan was just two years old when his T-Red frontman father was killed in a car accident, and with legal problems surrounding the late star's estate, Rolan and his mother Gl... more info

Stereogum — The Shins have a new lineup, a new label (Columbia imprint Aural Apothecary), and a handful of new tunes that will appear on the band’s long awaited, Greg Kurstin-produced fourth LP, due next year. Currently backing James Mercer on the road are Ric... more info

NME - The Video Blog — I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only person that did a WTF double take on hearing the news that Lou Reed was teaming up with Metallica last month. Whether inspired or doomed or a mixture of the two it was definitely unforseen, and it got us thinking... more info

Detroit Free Press — For film students in the 1970s, British director and cinematographer Nicolas Roeg was the man to analyze. While his “Walkabout” and “Don't Look Now” might have been more tightly constructed, his 1976 “The Man Who Fell to Earth” ( * *... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — All Things Considered interviews Paul Trynka about his new David Bowie biography, David Bowie: Starman. Paste lists its 10 favorite fictional journalists. The Telegraph explores the appeal of thriller fiction. At Salon, William Lavender discusses bec... more info

ContactMusic — Supermodel Iman fell for music legend David Bowie after realising he had impeccable manners, and insists the colourful rocker is just a normal husband. The pair has been married for 20 years, and the beauty reveals Bowie is plain old David Jones at h... more info

Guardian Music — (Exceptional Blue)When the arts council commissioned a live dubstep piece in York Minster, a group of Leeds music scene luminaries created the Submotion Orchestra, who aren't really dubstep at all. Beloved of Gilles Peterson, their long, woozy adven... more info

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Guardian Music — This month's in-depth investigation into the state of British music journalism concerns opposite attitudes towards the oft-derided debating forum that is the online comment communityThe idea of giving music journalists prizes is obviously ridiculous.... more info

Guardian Music — Mojo editor hails 'remarkable' year for Rumer, while Arctic Monkeys, John Grant and Primal Scream also win awardsAfter chasing a record deal for more than a decade, Sarah Joyce – otherwise known as the singer-songwriter Rumer – has taken home the... more info