Guardian Music — (Because)Youngest son of Afrobeat firebrand Fela, Seun Kuti has succeeded where most celebrity offspring fail, succesfully updating his father's musical legacy. It helps he inherited a brilliant band, Egypt 80, but Seun has added his own generational... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Coldplay are hard at work on their new album. Not too much is known about it other thsn that Brian Eno is once again producing it, and that the band spent some time recording it at a church. Today the band just uploaded a very brief video of them in ... more info

Impose Magazine — It’s rightly impossible to get through any bit of press about Anna Calvi without mentioning that Brian Eno recommended her to Nick Cave over dinner, so I’ll get it out of the way first. I wouldn’t necessarily have pegged Eno for a fan, but for... more info

Guardian Music — Two Bowie biographies shed new light on the career of pop's greatest chameleon, but the man himself remains elusiveIn 1971, David Bowie's bullish new manager, Tony Defries, walked into the office of RCA in New York for a meeting with the heads of a r... more info

Guardian Music — An easy-to-use gizmo that has captured the imagination of everyone from Jonny Greenwood to Brian EnoWhat is it? A Korg-made effects unit developed initially with DJs in mind, but which with some clever marketing and the most brilliantly intuitive int... more info

XLR8R — Late last month we told you about the first wave of artists announced to play the second Unsound Festival in the US, scheduled to take place between April 1 and April 10 in New York City. Now, along with the likes of Emeralds, Demdike Stare, Lone, Be... more info

Guardian Music — Scritti Politti introduced critical theory to the top 10. Now frontman Green Gartside is too sensitive to listen to pop – or finish his songsAny touring band is used to fans who turn up backstage with old singles, photographs and bits of ephemera ... more info

Guardian Music — (Memphis Industries)Italian producer Alessio Natalizia has created an aural equivalent of supernatural horror films such as Paranormal Activity and the Blair Witch Project. For the first half, not much happens: his dreampop-meets-indiepop chugs alo... more info

Guardian Music — From the "strange feeling" that gripped her on first seeing a violin to a quiet resolve to teach herself to sing, Anna Calvi has been consumed by music; now we're hearing the captivating resultsIn pictures: Anna Calvi gallery. In video: Anna Calvi li... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ben Frost at Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more by Greg Cristman) After a successful inaugural year, Unsound returns in 2011. As discussed, the ten day festival will take place from April 1st - 10th at multiple venues across the city with... more info