Guardian Music — Animal Collective | Melanie C Feat Emma Bunton | Soundgarden | Theme Park | The Weeknd | The KillersAnimal Collective Applesauce (Domino)What's going on? Are they tuning in a radio? Is he saying "I feel like a little Byker Grove?" Is there a song in ... more info

Guardian Music — From the xx to Lulu James, it's the perfect marriage of sensitivity and sexuality, so here are some songs to add to your playlist. Listen to all the tracks and more in SpotifyThe initial hello was predictably awkward. Your date looks markedly more li... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ben Gibbard w/ Death Cab at Bumbershoot 2008 (more by Chris Graham) today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * Brain Cloud @ Barbes * Chris Isaak @ State Theatre (NJ) * Blue Oyster Cult @ Best Buy Theater *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Future of the Left at HotelVegan in March (more by Tim Griffin) MS MR at BV-CMJ in October (more by Amanda Hatfield) Though things are certainly getting a little better, much of NYC is still devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Lots... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Concert Hall, GlasgowWith his Elvis stunt-double looks and twangy guitar, Chris Isaak has always seemed a little desynchronised from pop culture, no matter how retro-obsessed it becomes. It's taken almost three decades, but he has finally and f... more info

Mjsbigblog — American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips, covers "Wicked Games" by Chris Isaak.at the 107.5 The River in Nashville. Video after the jump. more info

Guardian Music — Mark Kermode's band wanted to record their second album. Where better to do it than Sun Studio in Memphis, made famous by the likes of Elvis and Johnny Cash?The first thing you notice about Sun Studio – the birthplace of rock'n'roll in downtown Mem... more info

Guardian Music — Lexington, LondonFor an artist whose prime motivator is heartache, Dylan LeBlanc is in cheery fettle. Here to introduce his new album, Cast the Same Old Shadow – which, like his 2010 debut, Paupers Field, is weighed down by desolation and guilt –... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Sometime in the past year or so, Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" somehow became one of the most covered songs in indie thanks to Washed Out, Widowspeak, Wu Lyf, Rewards, and anyone else I'm missing. [The Royal We... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran rocker Chris Isaak has been honoured as the Artist of the Year by a New York radio station The Wicked Game hitmaker was the toast of the Wfuv Spring Gala on Thursday 10May12 and he was humbled to follow in the footsteps of the awards previous... more info