Perez Hilton — When you're watching The Jersey Shore, do you ever just wish that Snooki would just fall to her knees and praise the Almighty while JWoWW read the gospel and the only thing DJ Pauly D was juiced up with was the Holy Spirit??? Yeah, that show would su... more info

AOL Music — KABUL, Afghanistan -- With a full-throated roar, 2,000 proud new Afghan soldiers swung across a parade ground in an enthusiastic if imprecise goose-step formation. The latest graduates of the Afghan army's basic training course, they will soon head o... more info

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