Perez Hilton — France is up in arms over First Lady Carla Bruni’s cover of David Bowie’s classic song Absolute Beginner. Some are calling this is the end of her attempt at a pop singing career. Paris Match, a magazine that has long stood behind the 42-year-old ... more info

DrownedInSound — Another wonderful edition of this week's Spotifriday playlist featuring Bowie, Blake, No Age, Abe Vigoda, Dios, Max Richter, Andrew Bird...and, of course, a fair few more. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

NME — David Bowie's son Duncan Jones is being considered to direct the next Superman film. more info

DrownedInSound — While this set is expensive and excessive - appropriately so considering the indulgence that birthed it - this meticulously assembled incarnation of Station To Station is an object lesson on why some parts of rock history need to remain an enigma. ... more info

Guardian Music — These days, Sweet are the punchline to an ad for an insurance company. But, as David Cavanagh reports, the joke masks a tale of violence, illness and feuds – not to mention a "gay Hitler" on Top of the PopsEarlier this summer, while England were li... more info

Guardian Music — (Now-Again)Seu Jorge is the wild card of contemporary Brazilian music. He's a soulful samba star and successful actor, best known for his roles in City of God and The Life Aquatic, in which he sang acoustic versions of Bowie songs in Portuguese. Now ... more info

ContactMusic — Internet reports suggesting DAVID BOWIE's longtime collaborator MICK RONSON was celebrity DJs MARK and SAMANTHA RONSON's dad got so out of hand even the late guitarist's... more info

Stereogum — Next week, David Bowie’s re-releasing his odd, accessible, oddly accessible 1976 classic Station To Station with individually numbered deluxe box sets containing enough audio/video media, memorabilia, and collector’s ephemera to make any diehard ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Danish foursome Mimas have just finished their second album and called it 'Lifejackets'. Cue lots of shots of them larking around in lifejackets: [...] Read more! more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — "Stand by Me" is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by lead guitarist, Noel Gallagher. It was the second single to be released from the band's third album, Be Here Now, and peaked at number 2 in the UK charts in September 1997. It was kept f... more info