Guardian Music — This ramshackle four-piece are reclaiming the sound of 80s indie Britain from the US. But do we really want it back?Hometown: London.  The lineup: Roxanne (vocals, guitar), Marion (bass), Patrick (drums), James (guitar).The background: It's weird ... more info

Guardian Music — He might be hailed as a purveyor of maverick electronica, but Boy 8-Bit's music is far straighter than we imaginedHometown: Penzance.The lineup: David Morris (music, production).The background: With a Cornish address – he lives down the road f... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 04-12 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex04-14 New York, NY - Irving Plaza04-20 London, England - Heaven04-22 Berlin, Germany - Ritter Butzke04-23 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Trouw04-24 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique Orangerie04-26 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino0... more info

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Addict Music — Exit Festival have today announced the first additions to this year's line-up, with The Chemical Brothers topping the bill. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Holly Miranda @ Other Music (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Holly Miranda will headline Bowery Ballroom on May 26th. Tickets are on sale. Tickets are on sale for the CAETANO VELOSO show at Terminal 5. Tickets are on sale for... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Crystal Castles @ Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin Crystal Castles will be in New York on Wednesday, April 14th to play a show at Irving Plaza with Pictureplane. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 19th at noon. The last... more info

Guardian Music — The big-bearded music mogul is to provide the singer's new LP with some of the magic that he brought to albums by, er, Slayer, Metallica and SlipknotAdele's next album will reportedly be helmed by hard-rock producer Rick Rubin. The big-bearded music ... more info

Altsounds — With Myspace and Spotify plays now in their millions and on a par with Lady Gaga, Muse and Green Day, Crystal Castles are unquestionably the biggest underground band in the world. Their groundbreaking debut album, intense live shows, hardcore punk ... more info

DrownedInSound — Electronic-glitch-out-8-bit-whatever specialists Crystal Castles have announced a slightly less-than-generous smattering of tour dates, which includes just the ONE show in the UK. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info