ContactMusic — Late The Who star John Entwistle has topped a new online poll to find the best bassist. The rocker, who died in 2002, beat out Red Hot Chili Peppers star Flea and Sir Paul MCCartney in the Rolling Stone readers survey. In... more info

Guardian Music — The UK's Crystal Fighters are reinventing Spanish folk. How?Crystal Fighters aren't Spanish, but you could be forgiven for assuming they were. The title of their debut album, Star of Love, is an acronym for sol, Spanish for sun. The music within is b... more info

ContactMusic — N-Dubz have been trying to teach Red Hot Chili Peppers British slang. The London based hip-hop group are presently promoting themselves in the US, where lead rapper Dappy said he tried to teach the funk band his vernacular.... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Its Tuesday. Its DOSVEC. DJ Whatt makes lots of mashups. This is one of them. Mord Fustang and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I’m not in love with this one, what do you guys think? Dope? Wack? Maybe I just don’t like the Red Hot Chili Peppers…. R... more info

Guardian Music — Kraftwerk are too obscure and Rammstein embarrassing. How about Peter Fox instead?Antony Hegarty was once irritated when some German journalists asked why he had sung a duet with Herbert Grönemeyer. On paper, Grönemeyer is a German superstar. A ser... more info

NME — N-Dubz and RHCP hang, Cee Lo on the prowl again – your music gossip stop more info

ContactMusic — The title of Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album is inspired by an acid trip.Anthony Kiedis, who fronts the band, says they are currently using the working title 'Dr Johnny Skinz's Disproportionately Rambunctious Polar Express Machine-head', based on on... more info

NME — Anthony Kiedis says band have evolved musically on new record more info

Gigwise — Singer Anthony Kiedis reveals... more info

Guardian Music — Seven years after they formed, Warpaint have released their debut album – and the critics love it. Laura Barton on how four friends are conquering the indie sceneOne by one they appear, tumbling into a cafe in Los Feliz, raising their sunglasses a... more info