Guardian Music — The El Topo and Holy Mountain director thrilled the 1970s counter-culture. Now his crazed visions are turning on everyone from Santigold to KasabianEyebrows, hopes and ceremonially lit bongs were all raised earlier this year with the news that Alejan... more info

MTV.com News — 'I love how her costumes are all crazy, but that's just how she is,' one fan says.By James Dinh Lady Gaga in the "Bad Romance" video Photo: Interscope/Universal After a week of anticipation, Lady Gaga's new music video, "Bad Romance," fina... more info

Stereogum — The video for The High End Of Low's "Running To The Edge Of The World" features Brian Warner up-close and remorsefully weepy when not beating a bloodied woman senseless. It is a painfully weak attempt at shock, sure. (As Videogum put it: "Maybe we... more info

Perez Hilton — He probably did this hoping to get some controversy and press for his hasbeen musical career, but that doesn't justify his actions! "Shock" rocker Marilyn Manson remind the world why he's no longer relevant in his new music video, in which he violent... more info

Stereogum — Fan death is "a South Korean urban legend which states that an electric fan, if left running overnight in a closed room, can cause the death of those inside." Outside of South Korea, Fan Death are an electro-pop duo with a MySpace hosting a scrol... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's anti-American, period,' said R.E.M. about the practice of using their music and others' at high volumes to intimidate detainees.By Gil Kaufman R.E.M. Photo: Carlos Alvarez/ Getty Images A diverse group of musicians joined a coalition... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — The synth-pop hero on voting Tory, having Asperger's, and not getting his knob out. Hits and fame are nothing compared to having fans on the Starship Enterprise When I wrote my first albums, I did so thinking it was going to be transient pop music.... more info

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TMZ — That must have been another pale, black haired, goth rocker blowing nasty swine flu snot rockets while singing a Marilyn Manson song at a Marilyn Manson concert -- because the rocker says it wasn't him.We got a hopefully flu-less Marilyn out in L.A... more info