Guardian Music — Many things in life can cause us to feel like we're on unsteady ground, but none so much as our ever-mysterious other halves, it would seemIf there were a version of Family Fortunes concerned primarily with ethics and morality, you could imagine unce... more info

The Music Fix — Blondie meets The Strokes in this very listenable mini-album. more info

Popdose — Bottom Feeders is on Cloud 9 this week with solo material from the Red Rocker, a Blondie and a Beatle. more info

Guardian Music — Enjoy reading Paul Lester's daily new band tips? Then why not listen to the musicians he's raving aboutThe first time we did one of these hook-ups with SoundCloud, it was in early August when we posted a 30-song playlist of the tracks of the year so ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — We're seriously jealous of Mexico's amazing batch of Chuck Taylors. There's a Dr. Seuss line, kicks inspired by classic punk bands and even a pair of Frida Khalo lo-tops. Get it together, Converse USA! We need these Blondie shoes on our feet pronto. ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — We looked at Kyle Minogue in this picture and thought to ourselves, “Is she wearing herself on a dress?” No, it’s probably Blondie, but it got us thinking: What are some of the weirder patterned frocks we’ve seen on celebrities lately? ... more info

All About Jazz — By Mark Saleski Over the years, there have been a lot of musical hybrids that have surprised our ears by revealing hidden commonalities in melded musical genres. For instance, I'm fairly certain that my only exposure to hip-hop back before the mid-... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offScreaming Females I Don't Mind A rowdily melodious squall of surging hooks and new-wavey hollering from this hotshot New Jersey popcore trio. Frontwoman Marissa Paternoster'... more info

Guardian Music — No point prevaricating, it's a selling point that this New York four-piece has an attractive frontwomanWho are they? A four-piece band, fronted by – there's not a lot of point prevaricating, because it's a selling point – an attractive young woma... more info

Guardian Music — (Wall of Sound)There's already no contest for cover version of the year; it's Amy's "Rehab", as delivered by the champions of Jamaican mento, the calypso-flavoured folk precursor of reggae. Fronted by the charismatic, gravel-voiced Albert Minott, the... more info