Prefix — He'd only just announced it, but Flea has already gone ahead and pulled a Radiohead by making his ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/flea-releases-debut-helen-burns-ep/67328/ more info

Starpulse — Red Hot Chili Peppers star Flea has recruited punk icon Patti Smith for his new fundraising solo EP, which fans will decide how much to pay for. Following Radiohead's ground-breaking sales concep... more info

Guardian Music — Each week we invite someone to share with us some of the songs they've been listening to recently. Today's selection features Stornoway, Radiohead, Laura Marling and the xxThis week's playlist is from Ava Lockyear, who spent two weeks at the Guardian... more info

Guardian Music — This year's Antony Hegarty-curated festival begins on 1 August. Before then, tell us about your favourite Meltdown momentsAs anyone who caught our Antony and the Johnsons music site takeover will know, Antony Hegarty knows a thing or two about artful... more info

USA Today Music — She may go dancing alone, but she'll take somebody home, Pink sings in a defiant breakup anthem, our Pick of the Week. more info

Chicago Tribune — 3 stars (out of 4) more info

Guardian Music — Join us as we take a look at some of the acts heading down to the farm this weekendThe south-east corner of England used to be a bit of a dead zone when it came to live music. With one or two notable exceptions, if you wanted to see any big names pla... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Mere WomenFrom: Sydney, AustraliaIf you like your music to be a little strange, a little left field and quite a long way from the mainstream then you really should be heading over to Australia (virtually not literally). The quite brilliant New Weird ... more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon Patti Smith found the inspiration she needed to write her award-winning memoir Just Kids at the French home of former couple Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis The Because The Night singer promised late artist partner Robert Mapplethorpe shed ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neil Young & Crazy Horse have expanded their previously announced tour, which hits NYC on November 27 at Madison Square Garden with Patti Smith (tickets), to also include a Brooklyn show at the new Barclays Center on December 3.... more info