All About Jazz — Lee Freeman, 60, a member of the 1960s' band Strawberry Alarm Clock, famous for its flower-power anthem that became a No. 1 hit in 1967, died of cancer Feb. 14 at his home in the Bay Area. Freeman, who played rhythm guitar, sang and wrote lyrics, wa... more info

All About Jazz — FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz says data leaks can lead to ID theft. The Federal Trade Commission today put nearly 100 companies and agencies on notice that their employees appear to be regularly leaking large amounts of sensitive customer and employee d... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — JEFF The Brotherhood in Nashville in 2009 (more by Paul Birman) tonight in NYC * Whiplash showcase @ Pianos * Bill Frisell @ Blue Note * Furthur @ Radio City Music Hall * Alarm Will Sound @ (Le) Poisson Rouge... more info

Perez Hilton — What on EARTH was he on?? Police were called to George Michael's $8 million property in London in the middle of the night when the singer's security firm informed officers that the entrance was left open. Shady!! Upon further investigation, however, ... more info

Stereogum — Velvet Davenport are an interestingly weirdo, backward-glancing psychedelic Minneapolis sextet who, judging from their bloody Happy Ending album art, don't mind conjuring the Dwarves and/or Mudhoney even though sonically they're more in line with war... more info

ContactMusic — Mother-to-be KEYSHIA COLE is resting at home after she was admitted to hospital last week (ends05Feb10) for a "false alarm".The R&B singer confirmed longrunning rumours... more info

Undercover, Australia — When your name is Billy Corgan you can afford to have a bit of fun, like finding a few old bands and signing them to your new label. more info

Kings of A&R — Lets face it, making a record can be costly.  NYC act Garen and his project Kill The Alarm funded his new record through the help of fans by communicating with them through emailers and social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. He rose $1... more info

VH1 News — Heidi Montag said the kidnap call placed to 911 was a "false alarm." "I just had my pink Hermes scarf over me ... a neighbor was concerned and called the police," she toldPeople. more info

People.com — A neighbor fears Montag was being kidnapped when she walked to her house with a scarf over herself more info