Guardian Music — The electro-disco arbiter from the Isle Of Skye empties the contents of his psychic record bagThe track I'll be opening my next DJ set with M83: Reunion (Mylo Mix)I never really know what I'm going to play first, but last time I opened with this.The ... more info

Guardian Music — Super-producers Trevor Horn and Steve Lipson on the subtle art of coaxing an outstanding performance from a singerWhen technology companies say artists should view recorded music as a promotional tool and make their living by touring, they forget tha... more info

Guardian Music — Since Air's Moon Safari, Gallic hipsters have doused themselves liberally in l'eau du fromage. Mais, pourquoi?The trailer for Phoenix's new tour documentary, From A Mess To The Masses, is all cold hard urban underpasses and sweaty stage invasions, pa... more info

411 Mania — Guess it's not much of a secret now... more info

NME — Trevor Horn's synthpop pioneers to perform at London O2 on October 25 more info

Guardian Music — As UK independent labels count the cost of the CD warehouse fire, buy digital to save physical, urges Chris SalmonIt's been an awful week for many of the UK's best independent labels, whose stock was destroyed in the Sony DADC warehouse fire in Enfie... more info

The Telegraph — From the Buggles to Johnny Cash, MTV has played generation-defining music videos for thirty years, and created a few stars along the way. more info

The Telegraph — The first ever music video to be broadcast on MTV 30 years ago is still an absolute classic. more info

Guardian Music — Thirty years ago today, MTV was launched. Here are some of the station's highlights, including awards disasters, Nirvana's Unplugged performance, reality TV hell and more30. MTV launches to the sound (and sights) of Buggles' Video Killed the Radio St... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Adventures in Modern Recording is the second and last studio album by the British synthpop duo The Buggles released in 1981 on Carrere Records. Made one year after their stint as members of Yes, the album contains nine tracks, including a stripped-d... more info