ContactMusic — Live Aid hero Midge Ure and former Pussycat Dolls singer Melody Thornton are training to become opera stars for a U. K. reality TV show. Erasure singer Andy Bell and Britain's 2009 The X Factor winner Joe MCElderry are also in rehearsals for... more info

Guardian Music — Sufjan Stevens, On tourWhen Sufjan Stevens was last here, his live shows were fantastical affairs with troupes of 50s-style cheerleaders and orchestras wearing butterfly wings. Back then his stock-in-trade was turning the civic histories of unfashion... more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, AOL Music Who: Frankmusik Hails From: Thornton Heath, UK Sounds Like: Crystal Castles, Erasure In His Words: "'The Do It in the AM' video was a treat to do. In three days we hit a pool party, a desert, a shady motel, a m... more info

Totally Fuzzy — SHORT CIRCUIT presents MUTE 2 Days Of MUTE at The Roundhouse, London: 13 + 14 MAY 2011 Mute host 2 days – 13 + 14 May 2011 - at London’s historic Roundhouse as part of the annual Short Circuit Electronic Music Festival and announce the first d... more info

Guardian Music — The likes of Morrissey, Journey and Fleet Foxes take to the road this springShort circuitIn an era where festivals are lambasted for playing it unnecessarily safe with their choice of artists, there's something profoundly cheering about the two-day e... more info

Guardian Music — Mute Records is the home of Erasure and Depeche Mode, but a two-day festival at London's Roundhouse is a reminder that it also champions the very best of the avant-gardeAlexis PetridisShort Circuit In an era where festivals are lambasted for playing ... more info

Altsounds — Moby and Erasure are set to perform at Ultra Music Festival in Miami. The three-day festival (March 25-27), dubbed the world's most famous outdoor electronic music event, is sold out and expected to draw more than 150,000 attendees over the weeken... more info

The Quietus — Electronic celebrations at the Roundhouse, OH MY! more info

Perez Hilton — This is amazing! Thanks Andy! Check out this uplifting and incredible redo of Erasure's classic A Little Respect (above), put together by Andy Bell and LGBT youth at the Hetrick Martin Institute (and some other friendly faces!) All proceeds from the ... more info

Guardian Music — Mega pop diva Rihanna will no doubt live up to the title of her tour, Loud (5-16 Oct, tour begins 02 Arena, SE10, livenation.co.uk) ...Mesmerising indiester Conor Oberst, aka Bright Eyes, plays a one-off UK date for his forthcoming new album The Peop... more info