Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has revealed that he is writing an autobiography, which he has described as "a spiritual memoir". The singer, whose band released their new studio album Oceania in June, has said that though his book isn't "a rock 'n' roll autobiography", it does contain "plenty of sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll'". Speaking to Billboard, Corgan also confirmed that the band are already working on the follow-up to Oceania and he has said he hopes to have it out by December 2013.

Dr. Dre has been named as the richest hip hop artist in the world. The rapper, producer and founder of the popular Beats by Dre headphones and speaker line has topped Forbes' Cash Kings 2012: Hip Hop list, with pre-tax earnings of $110 million. Dre beat Diddy into second place, earning less than half of Dre's total in the past year and raking in just $45 million. Jay-Z came in third place, earning $38 million and his The Throne partner Kanye West wasn't far behind, with $35 million.

Graham Coxon, Hot Chip and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs are all set to play gigs in an East London branch of the charity shop Oxfam as part of the annual Oxjam event. Theme Park, Lucy Rose, The 2 Bears and Kyla La Grange will all also take part in the sixth annual Oxjam event, kicking off the month long fundraising celebrations.

A Los Angeles boutique owner and producer has received hate mail after releasing an album of 'new' music from notorious imprisoned murderer, Charles Manson. Manuel Vasquez made friends with Manson and turned to Kickstarter in order to raise money to help put out the 40 minute album, Just Fucking Around, which features tracks performed by Manson, who was accused of being behind a string of murders in Los Angeles in 1969, including the slaying of pregnant actress Sharon Tate.

Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic joined Scottish indie stalwarts The Vaselines onstage to perform "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" on Monday (September 3). The performance, which you can watch above, took place at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival and saw the reclusive grunge icon play accordion on the track.

Jack White has extended his full UK and Ireland tour, which will take place later this year. The guitar virtuoso, who released his debut solo album Blunderbuss earlier this year, has added a second show at London Alexandra Palace on November 3, having previously announced a November 2 show at the venue. The run of seven dates now begins at Dublin's O2 Arena on October 31 and runs until November 8 when White headlines Edinburgh's Usher Hall.

Recordings of The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr's first band Rory Storm And The Hurricanes have been discovered, 50 years after they were originally made. The tapes were recorded in March 1960, a full two years before Starr was asked by producer Brian Epstein to join The Beatles.

The xx have revealed that they still make music separately in their bedrooms over iChat. In BBC Radio 1 documentary Night Time With The xx, which aired last night, singer Romy Madley-Croft revealed: "iChat is a really good way of working – that seperation is nice – but we do sit together and listen to demos, talk about them."