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Guardian Music — Do you want to take twee to new levels of nausea-inducing cuteness? Then sling one of these over your shoulderWhat is it? Possibly the apex of Sanrio's cross-media synergy-blitz that has seen them slap the cold, vacant stare of their brand-leading ca... more info

Quick Before It Melts — I stand behind my previous summation that Intimacy was the most challenging record of Bloc Party’s career on a number of levels.  For the fans, it clearly was a with us or against us affair; you either embraced the move towards more dance orient... more info

Rolling Stone — Cat Power, “Wonderwall” [Oasis Cover] Does Chan Marhsall have a brother? And if she does, do they fight? Did she ever throw him out of the band? Are they hooligans? Tell me they’re hooligans. Bloc Party, “Ion Square” [Joel’s Bright Ligh... more info

Stereogum — Opting for the inexpensive, participatory approach, the opening track of Bloc Party's Intimacy Remixed has itself a fan-made mobile-phone video. It was shot during the band's two-night stand at London's Olympia. Unlike the clip for Armand Van Helden ... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — Bloc Party’s Intimacy Remixed is in stores today in the UK and tomorrow in the US. In celebration, they’ve released the brand new video for the Villains Remix of Ares. Enjoy the video comprised of mobile footage from the Easter gigs at the Olympi... more info

Live Daily — British indie-rockers Maximo Park will return to North America this fall for a 14-date tour behind their forthcoming third album, "Quicken the Heart." The trek begins Sept. 6 with a gig at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival, followed by a one-off Canadia... more info

NME — Bloc Party, Glasvegas and Jarvis Cocker also play the Austrian bash more info

Pasta Primavera — On May 11th Bloc Party will be releasing Intimacy Remixed.  In the days leading up to that they’ve made the stems of three tracks available for free download on their site for people to remix.  Of course that has led to a surge of Bloc Party ... more info

Music Mule — What? Lo Fi Fnk Lo Fi Fnk (pronounced: LO-FI-FUNK) are a Swedish duo signed to Moshi Moshi, the label that has been a temporary home for the likes of Hot Chip, Architecture in Helsinki, Bloc Party and Friendly Fires over the years. They’ve been mak... more info