Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Violens Violent Sensation Descends (Static Recital) I love weird things from the 60s and early 70s, and so I really like this. It sounds like a grunge Mamas & The Papas with a horror film soundtrack Farfisa organ plonked on top. The ... more info

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Perez Hilton — Yuck, yuck yucky!!! We're icked out and we're across the country from it! Last week, Madonna told Ellen DeGeneres on her show that one of her kids had brought home head lice from school. Turns out, things are a lot worse than Madge made them out to b... more info

Guardian Music — The president's book for children, Of Thee I Sing, could undermine him. But compared with other star turns, it's lovelyIn the wake of Tea Party shenanigans and catastrophic midterms, it seems perverse to picture a beleaguered Obama taking off his "le... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The first track on Rihanna’s strobe-thumping new album “Loud” is called “S&M.” Decades after Madonna made a pop-chart fetish of leather, whips and ball gags, this isn’t especially salacious. But it’s quite a spit-take of a title from a ... more info

ContactMusic — Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and Sandra Bullock are among the female celebrities reported to be keen on body shaping underwear Spanx - but what about the menWith... more info

Guardian Music — (Polydor)Does it matter what the new Take That album sounds like? After all, the success of Progress – the first 'That album since 1995 to feature Robbie Williams – is assured. Websites crashed a fortnight ago when tickets for next summer's reuni... more info

Unreality Music — Madonna has admitted that she was branded a "weirdo" at school, and felt "isolated and alienated" from the other children. The 'Celebration' singer spoke out against bullying yesterday (09.10.... more info

ContactMusic — Oprah Winfrey has been named the highest earning female in Hollywood.The TV host beat the likes of Beyonce Knowles, Lady Gaga and Madonna, making $324 million from... more info

ContactMusic — Madonna was a "weirdo" at school, and felt "isolated and alienated" from the other children.The 'Celebration' singer spoke out against bullying yesterday... more info