Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Marina & The Diamonds Mowgli's Road (679) As befits a song from a woman whose MySpace profile lists her location as "Ancient Greece", Mowgli's Road is odd. Think Gary Glitter, but if he kept pictures of The Wicker Man and some nice ... more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' alum worked with both pop and rock writers/producers for December 1 disc.By Gil Kaufman Allison Iraheta Photo: Michael Becker/Getty Images/ Fox Let the rock-off begin! Just days after the track listing and 30-second samples... more info

Sky News — Shamed pop star Gary Glitter is to be "executed" in a new television programme examining capital punishment. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Shamed rocker killed-off in controversial TV drama more info

Dlisted — When Brooke Shields was 10-years-old her mother stripped off her clothes, oiled her down, slapped some make-up on her and put her in a tub to pose for photographer Garry Gross (too easy). The photo was commissioned by Brook's mom who immediately... more info

Guardian Music — She's tough on Take That, lambasts the 'Ikea' mentality and thinks the media has gone soft. La Roux gives us a piece of her mindIt is morning, and 21-year-old Elly Jackson – or La Roux, arguably the bigest new pop star of the year – is ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Marc Bolan much?  The Smith Westerns do, and on this, their 2009 s/t debut, the Rabbit Fighter vibe is immediate  – something like a pack of teenagers locked in a humid garage with a stack of warped T. Rex and  Gary Glitter vinyl; well tha... more info

The Daily Mail — This is paedophile Gary Glitter's latest attempt to creep back into normality - by swapping the failed sanctuary of seaside and country hideaways for the anonymity of cycling around in the bustle of Central London. more info

Stereogum — On their MySpace page glammy Chicago garage-pop quartet Smith Westerns list their influences as "Girls Girls Girls." They have a couple of songs about boys, but I get what they mean, sure. (Also, whether an intentional reference or not, they do nail ... more info

MTV.com News — Gabe Saporta and company deliver with pitch-perfect future pop, in Bigger Than the Sound. By James Montgomery Cobra Starship's Alex Suarez and Gabe Saporta Photo: MTV News This is not going to be easy. I have known Cobra Starship frontman ... more info