ContactMusic — MEL GIBSON credits his MAD MAX movies with spawning BILLY IDOL and DURAN DURAN's road warrior 1980s look.He insists the low-budget George Miller films inspired pop videos... more info

The tracklisting for a forthcoming David Bowie tribute album has been announced. Featuring the likes of MGMT, A Place To Bury Strangers, Soulwax and Duran Duran, the album also includes a Spanish version of 'Sound + Vision' by Devendra Banhart's Mega... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Duran Duran and MGMT feature on charity comp more info

NME — MGMT, A Place To Bury Strangers and Duran Duran all feature more info

411 Mania — But not Radiohead... more info

Guardian Music — 'The rivers are crying / The earth is dying.' Where are pop's great lyricists when it comes to writing about the environment?While the art world's response to climate change is only recently emerging, pop has been producing ecologically concerned son... more info

Guardian Music — The videogame developers have launched a countersuit against Gwen Stefani's group, in response to their claim that Band Hero's 'unlockable avatars' misuse their likenessesThe makers of Band Hero have launched a countersuit against No Doubt, denying t... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I got a chance to check out the "Brooklyn-via-Providence" electronic duo Javelin twice in November-- the first with The Very Best in Boston's tiny Great Scott venue and the second at a RISD/BrownU show in Providence with Yeasayer. The show with TVB ... more info

The Daily Mail — Yasmin would take notes on his performance, telling him bluntly what needed work. ‘I always really want to be up front – there’s no point being side stage!’ she said. more info

Guardian Music — Stars such as Lady Ga Ga, Katie Price and, er, the Vatican, compile lists for relaunch of music-based social networking siteFor the launch of MySpace Music today, the site asked a selection of artists to create a playlist to share with their fans ââ... more info