Popdose — The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) paired Jackie Chan and Jet Li in the nick of time. Two years later 55-year-old Chan is playing the Mr. Miyagi part in the Karate Kid remake and 46-year-old Jet Li is mothballing the martial arts to co-star in broader acti... more info

NME - Radar — I went to see Gaga the other night. I know. It was ace. You couldn't help but marvel in what that lass has done in a year. That O2 show was like The Forbidden Planet or something. But with good songs. The Monster Claw has to be the best new pop ha... more info

Altsounds — Nuclear Blast proudly announces the signing of legendary Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN. “We are very proud to announce that FORBIDDEN has signed to Nuclear Blast Records! Ultimately, we all knew that there is NO better label in the world... more info

Perez Hilton — At 76-years-old, Joan Collins is still landing acting jobs. This time around, the former Dynasty star will again be appearing in a soap opera. A German soap opera though. Collins will appear on Verbotene Liebe, which translates into Forbidden Love, ... more info

Soul Sides — T.R.O.Y. has Cypress Hill's demo tape. Seriously - this demo tells me that whoever A&R/exec. produced their debut deserves massive credit for improving the band's final product. The demo is cool as a curiosity but more rough than diamonds, if you fol... more info

The Culture Of Me — Three new rare cuts from the Discotexas family members of Moullinex, Xinobi and Rockets just hit the digital world hard like wow this week. Available now via every major retailer online (we like iTunes, don't hate), the newest compilation of... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Here's the obligatory Christmas posting, featuring, without any question, the best festive-themed song ever. If only for including the line..'Christmas in Glasgow.'Natives of Cork, Ireland, they were once known as The Sultans of Ping FC, then just Th... more info

Guardian Music — The bell-like, sci-fi oscillations of this neat little gizmo have provided rock music with a futuristic, psychedelic visionWhat are they? Ring modulators are neat little gizmos that make things sound wobbly and metallic and cool. If you're in any way... more info

My Old Kentucky — Toronto producer, CFCF just keeps giving away tunes that are easy to love. This one features Swedish Italo Disco queen Sally Shapiro. His Explorers EP is out now and features a remix by Woodhands! CFCF's forthcoming debut full-length Continent wil... more info

Perez Hilton — It's not only the paparazzi that folks on the set of Twilight movies have to worry about - it's also all the people on set! No one can be trusted, it seems, when trying to keep photographs of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and the rest of the vam... more info