The Music Fix — News: ZINC ‘CRACK HOUSE EP' File Under: House Crack House Must Check: Blunt Edge' ‘Jekyll and Hyde' ‘Pimp My Ride' Released: 19 October 2009 Includes Features Benga and Sweetie Irie, Angela Hunte Received a host of adv... more info

Guardian Music — Tinchy, Pixie and VV redefine the term 'soul rebel', Cheryl Cole takes some driving metaphors for a spin, and Jay Sean proves that his music is best heard on a mobile phoneYoung Soul Rebels – I Got SoulDespite having a name that references one... more info

AngryApe — Tulisa gets her claws out... more info

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonThe Radar tour, a twice-yearly showcase for bands tipped for success by the NME, is impressively accurate at pinpointing pop's next big things. On past form, at least one of the four bands on this month's just-completed tour should prepar... more info

Altsounds — It’s been one hell of a year for the flame-haired Brixtonite, Elly Jackson and her musical partner Ben Langmaid, whose debut album was only kept off the #1 spot by the King of Pop back in June. It’s currently notching up sales of 25... more info

Altsounds — South London synth-pop sensation *La Roux * (http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=838397443&u=19826077&v=2&key=655d&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyspace.com%2Flarouxuk)have been chosen by *MTV* for the networks illustrious *Discover & Download*..... more info

The Music Fix — News: Pick up each of the following for less than £5 including PandP at BangCD! Barbara Streisand - Love Is The Answer Newton Faulkner - Rebuilt By Humans Paloma Faith - Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful Arctic Monkey - Humbug Dav... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Pixie Lott has beaten Florence and the Machine, La Roux, The Saturdays and Tinchy Stryder to be named the EMAs Best New UK & Ireland Act.  The Mama Do singer now goes up against 21 artists... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ryan Muir "People who speak in magazine copy will call 2009 The Year Of The Electro Gal. With La Roux and Little Boots leaving their signatures on the last 12 months, it falls to Philadelphia rapper-slash-singer Amanda Blank... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. It was quite a summer for concerts here in Los Angeles, especially when it came to female icons: Grace Jones, Liza Minnelli, and capping it all off last weekend - Kylie Minogue in her first-ever US tour! So this week's m... more info