Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: TV talk show host Dr. Phil (1950) Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman (1984) The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez (1975) INXS singer J.D. Fortune (1973) Cuban singer Glori... more info

Guardian Music — This highly touted French pop-rock crew might have a bulging contacts book, but they need to write some killer tunesHometown: Paris.The lineup: Lionel Pierres (vocals), Hervé Loos (drums), Pierre Lucas (synth), Pierrick Devin (bass, guitar, synth).T... more info

ContactMusic — The executors of MICHAEL HUTCHENCE's estate have taken aim at an Australian radio station chain for using the late INXS frontman's name in an... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Here's my monthly bribe attempt.  Here's the lastest completed installment of Beck's Record Club.  It features members of St. Vincent, Os Mutantes, and the Liars.  And does an A+ job of re-imagining a classic.  I was never a fan of INXS before th... more info

Guardian Music — (Virgin)Here is a recipe for contemporary pop success. Take a grime MC, ladle over a melange of all strands of British urban and electronic music from the past 20 years. Then add a dollop of cheese. It's worked for Dizzee, Tinie, Tinchy et al, and no... more info

Unreality Music — The ultimate task for any artist, new or established, is to make a song that transcends time; a song that can incorporates a bit of every musical genre that has gone past in the last 50 years... more info

411 Mania — I guess it wasn't a one shot deal. Is that still funny? more info

Totally Fuzzy — Pinhead said... Red Red Wine On A Sunday #37 - Born In The USA Here's the Playlist: 4th of July [Demo Version], X, Beyond & Back: The X Anthology The American In Me, The Avengers, The Avengers Born In The USA, Replacements, Live (St Andrews hall, Det... more info

Undercover, Australia — After a very public falling out in early 2009, INXS and J.D. Fortune appear to have kissed and made up and will perform together in Broome in Western Australia next week. more info

Pitchfork — For his Record Club series, Beck gathers friends together to cover an entire album in a day, then posts the results to his website. So far, the Record Club choices have come from canonical or at least critically respected artists: the Velvet Underg... more info