Guardian Music — Cardiacs singer Tim Smith suffered a heart attack and a paralysing stroke two years ago, and musicians are now flocking to cover his strange, unique songs to help fund his treatmentIn June 2008, Cardiacs singer Tim Smith attended the last night of My... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Bill Laswell (bass), Brian Carroll (better known as Buckethead - guitar) and Bryan "Brain" Mantia (drums) go nuts on their new album Profanation: Preperation for a Coming Darkness. Operating as Praxis they have come up with funky post-grunge heavy ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Actor Alan Cumming (1965) English rapper Tricky (1968) Faith No More singer Mike Patton (1968) Actress Bridget Fonda (1964) Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers (1957) Actress... more info

Metalsucks — 2010 has been one hell of a year for yours truly. I got the opportunity to interview several of my musical heroes, including Jello Biafra, Buzz Osbourne, and Mike Patton. In my capacity as MetalSucks’ Official Hardcore Correspondent, I brought the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Graeme Flegenheimer "We will not exist after tonight," said Faith No More frontman Mike Patton as he addressed The Hollywood Palladium during the band's final show in the United States. It's fitting that Patton prefaced "Helpless" with that... more info

Guardian Music — Instead of dissecting the piccolo or keytar, this week David McNamee muses on the multi-talented Mike PattonWhat is it? Since its inception, this column has brought you fortnightly trivia on a panoply of musical instruments. Now it's time to look at ... more info

DrownedInSound — As part of their Halloween takeover, The Phantom Band quiz Mike Patton about Fantomas, horror movies and what scares him... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... Brand New Moods presents: - The Replacements "Let It Be" (remaster, bonus tracks) Moving to a major label was inevitable for the Replacements: they garnered too much acclaim and attention after Let It Be to stay on Twin/Tone, esp... more info

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Silent Uproar — Kid Koala is working on a second album for The Slew, his turntabilism meets hard rock collaboration with Dynomite D. Chris Ross and Myles Heskett (Wolfmother) will provide bass and drums, while Mike Patton and Jon Spencer have been tapped for vocal d... more info