DOWN. WITH. BEARDS.

Pop siblings Kylie and Dannii Minogue have recorded a song together, but this ain't no attempt at familial chart domination, oh no – it's for the theme tune to a new sitcom.
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Fresh from finishing off that third Kaiser Chiefs album, Mark Ronson has offered his button-pushing services elsewhere in the guitary-English-haps fraternity - he'll produce the second Rumble Strips effort.
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There's a muso-art exhibition going on in Brussels right now, featuring works by Yoko Ono, Brian Eno, Patti Smith, David Byrne, Nick Zinner, Chicks On Speed, Antony & The Johnsons, Pete Doherty, Alan Vega, Fischerspooner, Miss Kittin and The Kills. It's called 'It's Not Only Rock'n'Roll Baby!' which is, for some reason, quite funny, if you imagine it being shouted in a Belgian accent.
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Put those Duffy and Leona rumours to bed, folks. Joining the lineage of Sheryl Crow, Garbage and Sheena Easton, Jack White and Alicia Keys have recorded the next James Bond theme: Another Way To Die.
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We love a Lohan story, but her music efforts, not so much (apart from her all-girl punk band in Freaky Friday). So it's with interest that we note, via SS himself, a promised Sam Sparro / Li-Lo collaboration. Since Black & Gold proved he can do monster pop hits with panache, does this mean Linds is going credible?
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More goodies from the Santogold / Diplo mixtape have emerged, and this time it's all about the Santi / MIA collabo-action...
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What with Blake Incarcerated for a little longer than unexpected, it was only a matter of time before other beaus moved in on Mrs Fielder Civil. But even she might struggle with her latest admirer - hip-hop feuder and possessor of ominous tattoos The Game...
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The Strokes? Tick! Pharrell? Tick! (OK, it's the same song, but still.) Now Santogold is working her way through the cream of the musical crop with a string of future collaborations, including tracks with Jay-Z, Beastie Boys and Talking Heads' David Byrne.
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