And in other news ... Lady Gaga officially more influential than Barack Obama

Lady Gaga is the fifth most influential person in the world, apparently (Via Time magazine ) Hurts continue to channel the 80s in new video Better Than Love (Via youtube ) If you believe Courtney Love, either James McAvoy or Ryan Gosling will play Kurt Cobain in the forthcoming biopic (Via nme.com ) First meow meow, now cannabis. N-Dubz's Dappy appears to be regressing in his drug use. Can we expect poppers next? (Via the sun.com ) DJ Mary Anne Hobbs has turned the volcanic ash situation to her advantage in the US (Via The Daily Swarm )