Starpulse — Rocker Paul Weller will not be joining Facebook any time soon - he's blasted social networking websites as "distracting" and a waste of time. The former The Jam frontman's representatives have se... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker PAUL WELLER will not be joining Facebook any time soon - he's blasted social networking websites as "distracting" and a waste of time.The former The Jam... more info

The Telegraph — The former modfather had rediscovered his arty side to electrifying effect. more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - A limited edition MINI Cooper that's been personalized by English rocker, Paul Weller (The Jam) is being auctioned off for two charity organizations. Weller (out with his recent Wake Up the Nation album) designed the car based... more info

NME — The Modfather lends a helping hand to Warchild and Nordoff Robbins more info

Altsounds — Nordoff Robbins and War Child today announced that they are to be the two beneficiaries of an exclusive charity auction for a car created through the collaboration of mod rock legend, Paul Weller, and iconic car brand, Mini. One of the most infl... more info

ContactMusic — PAUL WELLER has customised a Mini Cooper car to raise money for charity.The rocker has created his own pink and brown striped design, based on a shirt he made for the... more info

Guardian Music — Public services are being laid to waste and benefits shorn, but popular culture's voice of dissent remains strangely silentFor those of us who still spend far too much time thinking about what used to be called popular culture, these are fretful time... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Old man crankiness has a way of warming my heart. Paul Weller's "Wake Up the Nation" is a record full of sharp quips, nasty turns of direction and a general sense of ADD-like restlessness. There's plenty of bile, but this... more info

Guardian Music — (Wrasse)Since entering exile a decade ago, the Algerian singer has developed a sophisticated musical palette. Singing in Arabic, French and English, she slips easily between folk song, husky jazz and 60s French pop. Appropriately for an album called... more info