When there's something strange, in the studio… who you gonna call? Mark Ronson! When there's something reggae, and it don't sound good…Who you gonna call? Mark Ronson!

Amy Winehouse is reportedly using her "phone a friend" lifeline for her forthcoming album, following reports that her early efforts have been panned by executives at her label Island Records.

Duran Duran have hit the studio with super producer Mark Ronson to record their 13th album.

Brit band the Rumble Strips have offered fans a sneak peek at their upcoming sophomore album in a just-released video (below) filmed in New York City.

Remember when Island Records formulated a plan to book three studios in London in the hopes that Amy Winehouse might stumble into the nearest one and record vocals for that thing she's supposed to be working on -- what was it again? -- oh, right: her new album?

Though thousands of miles away from the pubs of London, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- resulting in Israel's recent invasion of the Gaza Strip -- is posing a threat to Brit songstress Amy Winehouse and super producer Mark Ronson, both Jews who have become a "terror target" by Islamic extremists, UK paper

It looks like musician, producer, and overall busiest man alive Mark Ronson may not be that busy after all, according to an interview with BBC Newsbeat. [Via NME.com]