Totally Fuzzy — Fusion 45 said... I Wrote The News Today, O'Boy: The Return of Gabriela Cilmi Hot Off The Press: The Pierces - To The Grave (Song and Photos) Best Albums of the Double-Zero Decade: Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (Album) The Three Best Chicago Songs ht... more info

Big Stereo — Some new stuff from Italian disco king Bottin! This time under his new moniker Tinpong taking the ‘tin’ from Bottin and ‘pong’ from Swiss vocalist Joy Freypong. Tinpong tackle Duran Duran classic New Religion for their first release and its a... more info

Guardian Music — Former prime minister claims in memoir that U2 frontman could have ended up in No 10 if he hadn't chosen pop over politicsIn a memoir filled with profound navel-gazing, political bombshells and a few purple-prose love scenes, Tony Blair has also foun... more info

Idolator — When he hasn’t been off shooting cinematic fare like The Social Network, Justin Timerlake has collaborated over the years with artists like Timbaland, Beyonce, Ciara, Nelly Furtado, T.I., Snoop Dogg, The Lonely Island, 50 Cent—deep breath—Reba ... more info

Altsounds — 'We Were So Turned On' features contributions from Warpaint, Duran Duran, Carla Bruni, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Megapuss, Vivian Girls, Chairlift, and much more. All proceeds go to charity. Out September 14th. A project that began in ea... more info

ContactMusic — France's First Lady CARLA BRUNI and DURAN DURAN have submitted covers of DAVID BOWIE songs for a new charity compilation.The artists are among those contributing to new... more info

NME — 'We Were So Turned On' also features A Place To Bury Strangers and Carla Bruni more info

Popdose — Duran Duran's "Liberty" turns 20 this year; David Medsker takes a look back at the group's decline. more info

Guardian Music — Where is today's pop music for grownups who don't want to be teenagers any more? Abba's icily adult 1980s hits are a good startWhen I first heard Dancing On My Own, Robyn's recent single, I was dismissive – enjoyably chunky pulsebeat – but I'd he... more info

All About Jazz — Doing a great home recording is easier than it has ever been, but that doesn't mean there still aren't challenges to getting great tracks. Here are some tips to help you get that studio "magic" at home. Pick a recording program and a setup that wo... more info