L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Last year the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival used technological trickery to make it look as if Tupac Shakur had been brought back to life. So what do you do for an encore to one of pop music’s biggest magic shows? Coachella organizers hav... more info

ContactMusic — Red Hot Chili Peppers star Josh Klinghoffer was given a major scare during the band's trip to Australia when his parents were caught up in the... more info

411 Mania — From Nirvana and Radiohead to Candlemass, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica and more, the 411 staff counts down their top 5 modern rock bands of all time! more info

ContactMusic — The Red Hot Chili Peppers are using their upcoming shows in Australia to throw their support behind an anti-whaling campaign.The band is set to... more info

Consequence of Sound — Nigel Godrich brings in his Atoms for Peace cohort's other band. more info

411 Mania — Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist to reveal the names next week... more info

Guardian Music — Radiohead singer's side project, which includes Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, to release debut album in FebruaryRadiohead fans seeking a studio fix will get some consolation on 25 February, when Thom Yorke's new band, Atoms for Peace, release their ... more info

Guardian Music — His mum may have been a rocker but this 23-year-old warbles sweetly even as his music skitters. Stand by for croon'n'bass!Reading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Winchester. The lineup: Bo Keeney (vocals, instruments). The background: This is differe... more info

Guardian Music — The dread cloud of 'zany' hangs over La Shark. But get past that and you'll find an agreeably off-kilter clatter, reminiscent of Talking Heads and the Ze labelReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: London.The lineup: Samuel Geronimo Deschamps (vocal... more info

Guardian Music — Readers' favourite photographs, songs and recipesSnapshot: On the brink of independenceThis is my mother aged 21. It is 1947. India, like my mother, is on the brink of independence.She was on a short holiday in Mussoorie, a typical Indian hill stati... more info