Guardian Music — She's tough on Take That, lambasts the 'Ikea' mentality and thinks the media has gone soft. La Roux gives us a piece of her mindIt is morning, and 21-year-old Elly Jackson – or La Roux, arguably the bigest new pop star of the year – is ... more info

Corporate Bloggin — Encore un post plein de nostalgie et de respect pour ce qu'était la house music à l'époque où la moitié de nos lecteurs n'étaient pas nés. Nous non plus, d'ailleurs. Une fois de plus, je peux utiliser sans craindre la foudre des ... more info

The Culture Of Me — Remember that George Michael clip for "Freedom! '90" where the tune was sung not by the artist himself by lip synced by the unbearably gorgeous supermodels from the late 80s and early 90s? Well, we do. And we think that... more info

411 Mania — Yellow Submarine is being remade, that new Radiohead song is actually by Radiohead, Bob Dylan and George Michael have run ins with the law (guess who's was more serious?), Kraftwerk join the box set brigade and Read all about it along with a discuss... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — A pair of tuneless beggars have been slapped with Asbos to stop them belting out Oasis hit Wonderwall.James Ryan, 40 and Andrew Cave, 39, infuriated residents and passers-by with relentless renditions of the Britpop classic while begging for money.Ry... more info

411 Mania — George runs into a truck, but says he was sober... more info

PopSugar — Despite rumors, Brad Pitt will not be a last minute addition to the Sherlock Holmes cast after Guy Ritchie was unsatisfied with the first round of edits - Us Weekly District 9 tops the box office, with GI Joe in second place and The Time Traveler's... more info

Rolling Stone — Them Crooked Vultures have booked their second live gig: a show at Amsterdam’s Melkweg this Wednesday, August 19th, Blabbermouth reports. Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones’ supergroup made their debut at a Lollapalooza aftershow in Chica... more info

PopSugar UK — Amy Winehouse wants Blake Fielder-Civil to call of their divorce - NOTW George Michael was not hurt after a car crash on Friday night, and said he was "stone cold sober" and that both he and the other driver "think the other is to blame so this is ... more info

NME — Singer says he was 'stone cold sober' behind the wheel more info