ContactMusic — Former THE SMITHS star JOHNNY MARR found out he'd received an Oscars nomination for his work on INCEPTION from a fan on Twitter.com.The guitarist teamed up with Hans Zimmer to work on the music for the sci-fi thriller, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Saturday 5th February : Itinerary for JC0600 : Accept kind offer of lift from Mrs V taking me from Villain Towers to Glasgow City Centre (3 Miles)0630 : Train from Glasgow to Edinburgh (45 miles)0720 : Arrive Edinburgh, meet Jacques the Kipper0728: T... more info

USA Today Music — Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber has been embraced by a surrogate family of sorts and a famous one at that. more info

Altsounds — Channeling the spirit of early Orange Juice with twist of The Style Council and the swagger of The Smiths, San Francisco's Magic Bullets envisage an era indebted to sardonic crooners yet craft the most joyous guitar pop you'll hear this year, or an... more info

Guardian Music — From Jimmy Cliff to the Stone Roses, we delve into the darker corners of artists' back cataloguesThe huge response to our call for you to name your favourite B-sides is testament to music fans' abiding affection for the format. The casual listener ha... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday we heard Dee Dee singing on Zodiacs’ “Faraway Friend.” Today it’s a new track from her main project: “He Gets Me High”’s the title track from Dum Dum Girls’ forthcoming EP,  a stopgap collection that includes three original... more info

Totally Fuzzy — hanalex said... Poco - Legend (1978) [flac] Hobo Blues Band - Vadaskert I (1996) [flac] Hobo Blues Band - Vadaskert II (1996) [flac] http://boyzmakenoyze.blogspot.com maaitijd said... all country all the time the complete Jim Ed Brown and a lot of ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — One of THE great early songs by The Smiths was tucked away as a b-side on a 12" single. The indie-kids very own version of Don't Worry, Be Happy:-mp3 : The Smiths - Accept YourselfIts an infectiously catchy and hugely danceable number - but I don't ... more info

Perez Hilton — Earlier today, we reported that NAACP Image Award nominee (2011)/Waiting To Exhale author Terry McMillan said that Willow and Jaden Smith are “getting pimped and exploited” on her Twitter page. Looks like McMillan only TEMPORARILY apologized for ... more info

ContactMusic — Author TERRY MCMILLAN has backtracked over her criticism of WILL and JADA PINKETT SMITH's parenting skills, after taking to Twitter.com to attack the Hollywood couple for "exploiting" their kids.The Waiting to Exhale writer recently expressed her dis... more info