Guardian Music — As new BBC4 documentary Synth Britannia shows, the synthesizer first dehumanised then re-humanised British pop, fulfilled the DIY promise of punk, and changed how bands looked foreverThe synth-pop era really kicked off in June 1979, when Tubeway Army... more info

Rolling Stone — The uproar over Kurt Cobain’s Guitar Hero 5 avatar doing some uncharacteristic things (like, oh, singing Bon Jovi), took over the Web last month, and in the past few weeks playable characters for Iggy Pop and David Bowie (from LEGO Rock Band) have ... more info

Rolling Stone — DJ Hero has announced its massive 93-song in-game track list — which boasts Beastie Boys blended with Foo Fighters and 50 Cent vs. David Bowie — and now Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal the track lists for Eminem and Jay-Z’s Renegade compil... more info

411 Mania — 93 tracks, including David Bowie vs. 50 Cent, Blondie vs. the Beastie Boys, Rihanna vs. the Killers and Eminem vs. Jay-Z... more info

Rolling Stone — The makers of DJ Hero have revealed the full list of 93 new blends and mash-ups that will feature on the upcoming Activision game, which will allow players to spin to combinations like David Bowie vs. 50 Cent, Blondie vs. the Beastie Boys, Rihanna vs... more info

Radio Exile — Originally, I was going to talk about the Lego Rock Band reveal of David Bowie, but the good people (read: friends of the site) from Atom happened to hit me up with this clip. It’s a Lego recreation of the JK Wedding (the Chris Brown/dancing weddi... more info

Rolling Stone — David Bowie will join his Lust for Life cohort Iggy Pop as an avatar in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band game, the singer’s official Website writes. An oval-headed, clasp-handed and all-around polygonal version of the Thin White Duke will appear in the ... more info

Stereogum — Rock Band seemed a lock to own fake-guitar-gamer discourse with their Beatles installment, but they didn't count on Guitar Hero's classy Cobain maneuvering. Still, the battle for most ridiculous mock-musician timesuck springs eternal: Meet Lego R... more info

British glam rocker David Bowie has been immortalised in Lego for a new musical video game for children. more info

Stereogum — Last night Carnegie Hall hosted the biggest assortment of megastars this side of the Orpheum for a (RED)NIGHTS charity show, benefiting the Global Fund's efforts against the African AIDS epidemic. The night was billed as "Hal Willner Presents: An ... more info