Culture Bully — Mark Sultan and the Black Lips locked down the first night of the 2010 Sled Island Music Festival by preaching the gospel of the Almighty Defenders. more info

Culture Bully — Faced with the unenviable task of opening for Quintron and Miss Pussycat & the Almighty Defenders, Golden Triangle electrified The Legion with its energetic stage presence and charging sound. more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — The Almigty Defenders are a twisted-gospel/garage-punk supergroup featuring members of Black Lips, King Khan & BBQ. When I say "gospel," I mean these guys are inspired by 70s soul, 60s garage and 50s R&B, but the spiritual message is slightly... more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: RoskildeWHEN: July 1-4WHERE: Roskilde, DenmarkWHO: Prince, Pavement, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, the National, Robyn, Patti Smith, Dirty Projectors, Titus Andronicus, Beach House, Drake, Them Crooked Vultures, Van Dyke Parks... more info

Pop Justice — 1. Hurts. The more we hear of the band's debut album, the more we feel that something very special is happening. The duo's strong visual identity has led to murmurings in some quarters that the band represents 'style over substance', a pathetically ... more info

Pop Justice — It's been some time since we wrote about Primary 1 - he was last on the Popjustice Almighty at the end of 2007, which is fucking ages ago by anyone's reckoning - but he's now got his arse in gear and the new single 'Princess' is a) brilliant and song... more info

Guardian Music — Wendy Shanker has been obsessed with the pop icon since childhood, and even – briefly – became her assistant. She explains how Madonna transformed her lifeTraditionally, a guru is a spiritual teacher who guides a student on the road to Enlighten... more info

Pitchfork — -- The Barcelona DJ duo Buffetlibre have launched a new project called PEACE, an mp3 compilation featuring 180 exclusive songs by artists from around the world benefiting Amnesty International. The list of contributing artists includes Dan Deacon, Mo... more info

The Mirror — It takes a brave woman to cross Simon Cowell - but Alexandra Burke has braved the wrath of the Almighty after disobeying his orders to buy herself a puppy. more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — When rock rabblerouser Mark Sultan isn't mixing it up as a member of the King Khan & BBQ Show or the Almighty Defenders, he's putting solo records out under his own name. His latest, the hard-to-Google $, is out April 13 on Last Gang; album track "Mi... more info