Guardian Music — Smashing Pumpkins leader is outraged at Jonny Greenwood being valued more highly than Deep Purple's Ritchie BlackmoreThe return of Smashing Pumpkins brings back not just one of the biggest alternative rock groups of the 90s – it also means the worl... more info

Perez Hilton — We don't know WHAT Thom Yorke did to smash Billy Corgan's pumpkins… But the Smashing Pumpkins frontman is SO pissed about the 'valuation' system in modern music, that he recently mentioned he would gladly jettison a steaming stream of pee all over ... more info

Topix — Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan is swapping the recording studio for the conference room to host a series of heavy metal business seminars. more info

Guardian Music — It's the world's most famous studio and everyone from Edward Elgar to Ella Fitzgerald – and, of course, the Beatles – has made music there. Jon Savage on the unique musical heritage of Abbey Road StudiosAbbey Road would be unthinkable today. Just... more info

ContactMusic — Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan is swapping the recording studio for the conference room to host a series of heavy metal business seminars The rocker will join forces with Ozzy Osbournes former guitarist Bernie Torme to share their industry expertise w... more info

The Newsroom — Starring: John Ross Bowie, Jordan Dunn, Moses Storm, Aaron Perilo, Sabina Gadecki, Oliver Cooper. Director: Joe Burke. Writer: Jordan Morris. Producers: Corey Moss, Tiffany Moore, Amy Laslett. DP: Topher Osborn. Editor: Drew Unser. Song: Tony Bohnenk... more info

The Newsroom — Starring: Diana Gitelman, Curt Neill, Rebekka Johnson, Will Weldon, Jordan Morris and Chad Fogland. Director: Jason Berger. Writer: Danny Weaver. Producers: Corey Moss, Amy Laslett. DP: Topher Osborn. Editor: C. Drew Unser. Food stylist: Tara O'Reill... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Classic hard rockers Deep Purple have been toying with some ideas and loose jams that might lead to a new studio album. They will be on the road in Europe this Fall. Live dates: 10/24 KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia 10/27 Ledovy Dvorets, St... more info

Guardian Music — We asked for te-riff-ic songs. You deliveredRR regular chinhealer concedes this week's theme is "tragically futile" – but at the same time "infinitely enjoyable". Certain riffs are seared into our collective music memory, and so this week's playlis... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: DP Muller Singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn and producer Richard Swift came up with well received album Waht We Lose Iin the Fire We Gain in the Flood in 2010. Once again using The Mynabirds banner, their sophomore release Generals is a protest... more info