How do I do an automatic redirect in Drupal?

Is there anyway to have the “homepage” automatically redirect to the most recent piece of content in a specific taxonomy? I tried using Views, but since the homepage is just a view instead of an actual module, certain sidebar blocks I’ve coded that rely on that specific node page being present are no longer working. I presume this would be a piece of PHP coding that I’d likely implement using the “frontpage” module…