Soul Sides — The folks at Cultures of Soul have a new CD/LP out – World’s Funkiest Covers – and obviously, this is of interest to moi! There’s some of my personal favorites on here, including Nostalgia 77′s wicked remake of “Seven Nation Army” by t... more info

Guardian Music — Country singer cancels two concerts but, according to her website, is 'doing well' and plans to resume touring in NovemberCountry singer Loretta Lynn has been hospitalised with pneumonia, forcing her to cancel two concerts. The 76-year-old is "doing ... more info

NME — NME's sister paper also include Nirvana, Blur and The White Stripes in their top 50 more info

NME — Former White Stripes man records version of 'Achtung Baby' track more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — L.A. Unheard checks out the Dead Ships, a duo that recalls the Black Keys and the White Stripes. more info

NME — Rehashes of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs appear on latest Third Man Records release more info

Guardian Music — From the Manics to Mark E Smith, this week's playlist is the businessIn Japan they have company songs, musical expressions of employee loyalty sung by salarymen. Unfortunately, as regular RR commenter HoshinoSakura points out, "most are horrible". No... more info

Altsounds — Rock'n'roll duo White Mystery debut the first video from Blood & Venom "Birthday" on MTV! Whereas the White Stripes looked to the blues tradition for inspiration, White Mystery only go back as far back as the Sonics, though they're also clearly infl... more info

Guardian Music — (Innovative Leisure)San Francisco-raised El Khatib says his debut album is "for anyone who's ever been shot or hit by a train - knife-fight music". A former marketing/advertising type, he's probably never experienced anything remotely similar himself... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Count Five, New Releases, Spinner Says Kirk Weddle From Elvis and the Beatles to the Sex Pistols and White Stripes, rock's era-defining artists have always shared one thing in common: A voracious appetite for all kinds of music. Nir... more info