Idolator — Famed British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead in his London home this morning — the same day that the fall collection for his McQ line was to be shown at New York's Fashion Week. McQueen, 40, wowed fans with his provocative s... more info

NME — McQueen also worked with David Bowie and The Duke Spirit more info

Dlisted — This is shocking and sad news out of the UK. Hopefully, someone got it twisted and this is not true, because it hasn't been officially confirmed. The Daily Mail and The Sun (I know, I know) are saying that 40-year-old British fashion designer Al... more info

The Playlist — Ok, earlier today we read about filmmaker Michel Gondry working on the Mia Doi Todd video for the song, “Open Your Heart” and how he got away with some "crazy stuff" on the set of the Sony Pictures film, "The Green Hornet," — obvio... more info

The Strokes have begun recording their fourth album with producer Joe Chiccarelli in New York. According to their official website Thestrokes.com the band began working with the U2, Beck and Bjork collaborator at the start of this week more info

Allmusic Blog — The Strokes are still working on their fourth album, originally planned for a late 2009 release. Grammy-winning producer Joe Chiccarelli (U2, Bjork, Beck) is overseeing the recording sessions, which began this week in New York. This will be the band�... more info

The Playlist — Michel Gondry has pretty good taste in music as evinced by the myriad music videos he's directed (Radiohead, Bjork, etc.) and the always interesting musical choices he's had in his films — Jon Brion, Beck ('Eternal Sunshine'), an odd cover of ... more info

Guardian Music — Texas rockers Midlake grew up playing jazz, but fell headlong into a love affair with vintage rock. Here they talk about their latest fixations, and why the new album took three years to makeThe old town square looks like it was bought wholesale from... more info

MTV.com News — Lady Gaga, Goldfrapp, MGMT, Trent Reznor suspected as source of mysterious YouTube clips.By James Montgomery A scene from an "Iamamiwhoami" clip Photo: Youtube It all started in December, with a 55-second video clip that featured plenty of... more info

Guardian Music — Indirectness can be a distinctive charm, as the best indie rock often proves. I don't need to know what every line means to love a songSo who was rock critics' ­favourite act of the last ­decade? Radiohead? Björk? Outkast? According to the w... more info