Guardian Music — The big-bearded music mogul is to provide the singer's new LP with some of the magic that he brought to albums by, er, Slayer, Metallica and SlipknotAdele's next album will reportedly be helmed by hard-rock producer Rick Rubin. The big-bearded music ... more info

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Guardian Music — My friend Simon Goss, who has died of lung cancer aged 44, was a social worker for 25 years and a DJ and music promoter for nearly as long.He was a gentle man but a fierce advocate of those he saw as wronged by the system. His parents, the Rev Brian ... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Plan B album in April.Plan B, aka Ben Drew, follows up his excellent recent single Stay Too Long with a new album. The Defamation of Strickland Banks is available to but from 5th April. more info

NME — The Strokes, Fatboy Slim and Leftfield headline Scottish bash more info

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DrownedInSound — When the Global Economic Downturn took another victim in well-respected and thoroughly well-written music magazine Plan B, people reacted expectedly - with particular sadness. OK, you may argue that the recession didn't in fact take the magazine, wit... more info

NME — 'Hollywood' goes straight in at the top spot more info

Altsounds — *RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY* hits London this February, bringing you 30 mind blowing music events in 30 nights. *SIN CITY* and *HYPONIK* are proud to be part of the global symposium of musical knowledge that is RBMA, and we're bringing one of the bigg... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 02-12  Libson, Portugal - Lux Fragil *02-13  London, England - Plan B &02-18  Madrid, Spain - Club De Baile ^03-04  Toronto, Ontario - The Drake 03-05  Montreal, Quebec - Lambi 03-07  Boston, MA - Great Scott's 03-10  New York, N... more info