The Playlist — With "Kick-Ass" not only leading the buzz out of SXSW, but seemingly drowning everyone else out, the people behind the film are wasting no time in getting word about the film out there. With the release date five weeks away, reviews are already clogg... more info

ContactMusic — NEW YORK DOLLS guitarist SYLVAIN SYLVAIN has formed a BATMAN-themed band with former DEAD BOYS star CHEETAH CHROME.Batusis, named after a dance scene in the 1960s Batman... more info

Live Daily — Sylvain Sylvain from the New York Dolls and Cheetah Chrome from Dead Boys/Rocket From The Tombs will debut their new band, Batusis [ tickets ], March 18 at the Prague in Austin, TX. The coming out will happen during the annual South by Southwest M... more info

Here Comes The Flood — NYC rock band The Dig are the melodic step brothers of bands like The Strokes. With a zooming bass and twin guitars sounding like The New York Dolls' Steve Conte playing with a clone brother they sing about a girl cutting shorts the lifespan of yo... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Auntie Beeb digs deep for a profile of Todd Rundgren. BBC 6 Music The Record Producers airs a 90 minutes documentary on Saturday January 23: In this edition of The Record Producers, Richard Allinson and Steve Levine profile the work of an arranger... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Todd Rundgren, the legendary rock musician and record producer, who has worked with everyone from Patti Smith, Meatloaf and the New York Dolls, today announced that his February 2010 London and Amsterdam “A Wizard A True StarÃ�... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Want to take Todd Rundgren home with you? The perfomances of A Wizard, a True Star in London and Amsterdam will be recorded by Concert-Online.com and will be available right after the show at the merchandise stand: Todd Rundgren, the legendary roc... more info

Altsounds — Yorkshire Terriers “Velvet Star” spit out riffage that tips its cap to “Guns ‘n Roses” (pre ‘Chinese Democracy….that’s just not the real G’n’R!) and “T... more info

Scotsman.com — NEW YORK DOLLS **** PICTURE HOUSE, EDINBURGH more info

Guardian Music — If rock'n'roll is the sound of life beginning afresh, why are we so obsessed with ranking it in end-of-year lists? Philip Larkin has the answerAlong with half the pop-loving population of Britain, I tuned in to listen to Morrissey on Desert Island Di... more info