Guardian Music — KISS bassist is bumped offline after comments endorsing aggressive stance against copyright infringementNever one to bite his tongue (sorry), the public face of KISS, its bassist Gene Simmons, has become the latest target of assiduous online attacker... more info

NME — Avi Zahner-Isenberg says '2001' is his blueprint more info

Guardian Music — You're more likely to hear MGMT or Grizzly Bear on a hip-hop record than James Brown these days. So is the art of crate digging gone for good?"Last LP we got down right, showed all these corny motherfuckers what hip-hop's supposed to sound like." So ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Dr. Dre says he was inspired to get back in ‘the lab’ (studio to you and me) after appearing at Jay-Z and Eminem’s recent joint live shows.   The rapper/ producer is still... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Maybe Dr. Dre knows better than we do. After all, few people actually purchase music these days -- they just listen to it on their computers, often through a pair of good headphones. Thus, his Beats by Dr. Dre line... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Dr. Dre has said none of the tracks that have previously leaked will appear on his LONG awaited third album Detox. And that includes his big collaboration with Jay-Z Under Pressure- which hit the... more info

CNN Showbiz — By his own admission, Ben Folds is best known for writing the radio hit "Brick," covering the Dr. Dre song "Bitches Ain't S---" and singing to Chatroulette users as part of his own concerts. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Hip-hop legend Dr. Dre has scrapped plans to include a collaboration with Jay-Z on his highly-anticipated Detox album after the track leaked online over the summer. more info

Perez Hilton — While Ice Cube was planning on including his collaboration with Dr. Dre on his new album, I am the West, after Dr. Dre went missing during the recording process Ice will likely exclude the tracks from the album. "Dre went M.I.A.; I don't know where h... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop legend DR. DRE has scrapped plans to include a collaboration with JAY-Z on his highly-anticipated DETOX album after the track leaked online over the summer... more info