Stereogum — M83 is back on his film score bullshit. For a long time now, Anthony Gonzalez has been balancing out work for visual media with his own mainline M83 records. Earlier this year, he released A Necessary Escape, his soundtrack album for the documentary ... more info

Magnet Magazine — 10 years ago today, Jean-Michel Jarre released Electronica 1: The Time Machine. Pete Townshend! M83! Laurie Anderson! Air! Vince Clarke! 3D! Fuck Bottoms! Read our Jarre feature: The post Jean-Michel Jarre Released “Electronica 1: The Time Machine�... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday 65th Steve Vai. Guitar god. Read Aloha in MAGNET on Vai’s epic solo on M83’s “Go!”: The post Happy 65th Birthday Steve Vai appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — M83 records have always sounded like the soundtracks to imaginary movies, and project mastermind Anthony Gonzalez has dabbled in making soundtracks to actual movies over the years. Gonzalez jumped into the movie world by soundtracking the Tom Crui... more info

Stereogum — Ride’s Steve Queralt is taking a stab at this solo thing. The bassist for the shoegaze legends will release his debut solo album, Swallow, in June. It’s billed as a blend of the dreamy epics of M83 and Sigur Rós plus the heady electronics of ... more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, M83 released Before The Dawn Heals Us. Teen angst paid off well. Read our review of M83’s essential Junk: The post M83 Released “Before The Dawn Heals Us” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Russian shoegazers Blankenberge have another stunner out today following the September release of comeback single “New Rules.” Today’s track, “Together,” cuts a path between M83 and Yumi Zouma, bringing the intimacy of indie-pop into the... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Steve Vai. Guitar god. Read Aloha in MAGNET on Vai’s epic solo on M83’s “Go!”: The post Happy Birthday Steve Vai appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — In January, we got the sad news that Luis Vasquez, who rose to underground fame making darkwave and icy post-punk under the name the Soft Moon, passed away unexpectedly. Today his final musical creation has been released. It’s a remix of “Ocea... more info

JamBase — M83 performed songs from their latest album, ‘Fantasy,’ and more at a session for Seattle radio station KEXP. more info