Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Peter Gabriel eschews traditional rock'n'roll instrumentation on his upcoming album, "Scratch My Back," which sports orchestral covers of material originally recorded by David Bowie, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Radiohead and Arcade... more info

Fantastic Weapon — Even though I got over this band when I was like 16, and traded my cowprint vinyl LP for Carey's Problem and Bowie's Hunky Dory I still feel compelled to bring you some Cattle Decapitation news. Maybe cause they were kind of ridiculously awesome, or ... more info

Guardian Music — Bowie Vs Elvis, GlasgowWith the stress of Christmas and the new year only just receding, nobody will blame you for overlooking another important date. Next Friday is only David Bowie's – and Elvis Presley's – birthday! To celebrate what... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Jodi Jones The Little Death are looking forward by looking back. They channel the B52's, Bowie in his Ziggy incarnation, Janis Joplin and even the Andrew Sisters (but with an extended vocabulary). No record company will touch them, who cares ... more info

Fantastic Weapon — I get really, really skeptical when bands who send me music to review list REALLY GOOD artists under their "Influences." So I was immediately expecting an aural atrocity when I visited Daddy Lion's myspace page and they had the following artists list... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Check out a collection of David Bowie Christmas videos below...... more info

Quick Before It Melts — The cornerstone of my record collection has always been British indie bands.  A once-over of my shelves gives you a capsulized history of the last 30 odd years of English music:  Bowie, T.Rex, The Smiths, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Stone Roses, T... more info

Sky News — The Liberal Democrat leader has described his embarrassment after a photo of himself in "ridiculous fancy dress" has been turned into a Christmas card by a Labour MP. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Rock legend and Big Issue cover star Bob Dylan has revealed Robert Burns' song 'A Red, Red Rose' is his most inspirational track, on a celebrity calendar to raise cash for CLIC Sargent.The singer is one of 18 celebrities who have revealed whch song h... more info

Guardian Music — A towering example of Paul MacInnes' abilities, the pick of this week looks at beginnings with distinct elements and main riffsIf there is any one quality I have brought to the game of Readers Recommend since becoming its steward, it's the following:... more info