Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Time Flies . . . 1994-2009Big Brother ****No nonsense. It’s all the singles from 1994’s Supersonic to last year’s rather underwhelming Falling Down . Oddly, they’re not in chronological order, as compiler Noel Gallagher, wanted this double al... more info

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Guardian Music — The success of Fisherman's Friends proves that, while it is rooted in the past, folk is a genre in a constant state of fluxIt was in the Somerset village of Hambridge in 1903 that a seminal event in the history of English music took place. Sitting in... more info

Culture Bully — Much like Aphex Twin, Calgary's Beneath These Idle Tides is equally intriguing and off-putting. In this profile we explore the artist's sound, history, and ever-evolving musical process. more info

Guardian Music — If Scandinavian synth-pop is your thing, you'll love this supergroup featuring members of A-ha, Mew and, er, ColdplayHometown: Planet Earth.The lineup: Jonas Bjerre (lead vocals, guitar), Magne Furuholmen (guitar, keyboards), Guy Berryman (bass), Mar... more info

XLR8R — So, a few clips on YouTube surfaced yesterday of a recent DJ set performed in Metz, France by Lord Richard D. James, which were purported to contain possible new tracks from the electronic music mastermind. At first we were skeptical of the videos, a... more info

DrownedInSound — Now, we're not usually ones to post grainy and low-quality YouTube clips of artists performing 'new' material, mainly because it's not good for the listener to receive the work in that manner and b) it's even less good for the artist for their work t... more info

Stereogum — Talk of a new Aphex Twin album started about this time last year, when Warp Records celebrated its 20th anniversary and label founder Steve Beckett went on record saying a new Aphex album would happen in a year or two. No album yet, but Richard James... more info

Pitchfork — When Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin, announced a few DJ dates in Europe, we hoped he'd break out some new beats as part of his sets. And he's doing exactly that. A spokesperson for Aphex's label, Warp, told us: "Richard himself says his sets are fu... more info

Guardian Music — The summer's top musical gatherings where you can experience the great outdoors, curse the rain, dance all day and enjoy an Angolan vegan-fusion barbecueAll Tomorrow's PartiesThe music festival season kicks off this weekend with an antidote to mud an... more info