Allmusic Blog — 1979 seemed to be overloaded with great singles in all sorts of areas. Most of the greatness was coming out of England, from the last gasp of punk (although it hardly sounded tired when Stiff Little Fingers pumped out "Alternative Ulster" and "Suspec... more info

Guardian Music — This soaring, epic single from the Blackpool band took early 80s electro to dizzy new heightsThe popularity of European electronics from spring 1977 onwards had a huge impact on disco and dance music. Donna Summer's I Feel Love and Kraftwerk's Trans-... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Dundee band The Law got lucky when they song Don't Stop, Believe was picked for the Hollywood movie The Men Who Stare at Goats, which found them sharing the bill, in a way, with George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Rebecca Mader. The harsh reality is... more info

Song, by Toad — [Click on the images to enlarge them, and go to Blueback Hotrod to view the full set.  I'd like to say a big thank you to Dylan for filming the interview and for letting me use his photos, both for this post and for the titles for the videos.] It ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-05 Birmingham, England - Birmingham Academy 2 % 03-06 Manchester, England - Manchester Academy 2 % 03-08 Leeds, England - Cockpit % 03-09 Edinburgh, Scotland - Studio 24 % 03-10 Liverpool, England - Kazimer %03-11 Coruna, Spain - Playa Club03-12 M... more info

Song, by Toad — So more sold-outy stuff this week, with Johnny Flynn already inaccessible at Cabaret Voltaire on Friday.  I am actually going to interview him for the site, but I think I might have forgotten to include a guestie on my request, so I may have to hi... more info

Scotsman.com — DARK-edged indie rockers Isa and the Filthy Tongues release their eagerly-awaited new double album, Dark Passenger, with a special launch night at Cabaret Voltaire tonight. more info

Nialler9 — Strange remix from Galway-based bootleg artist Phil Retrospector (“the undisputed master of melancholy on the audio-visual Bootleg/mashup scene” ) for Billie Ray Martin’s Crackdown Project where Cabaret Voltaire songs get reworked by various pr... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-23 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall (Slaraffenklang show)01-24 Copenhagen, Denmark - Skuespilshuset (Slaraffenklang show)02-19 Oslo, Norway - By:Larm Festival02-20 Oslo, Norway - By:Larm Festival03-02 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church03-03 New Yo... more info

Guardian Music — At this time of knees-up fun, you need menacing and foreboding music – and this London trio's synth-noir should be a vigorous corrective to all that mulled wineHometown: Hackney, London.The lineup: Gabriel Gurnsey, Dominic Butler, N Colk.The b... more info