Consequence of Sound — Danger Mouse and Clams Casino also had a hand. more info

Guardian Music — The Black Keys | Martha Wainwright | ATP: The Nightmare Before Christmas | The Impossible Gentlemen | Babelfish | Pierrot LunaireThe Black Keys, Newcastle upon TyneThe expression, "the harder you work, the luckier you get" could have been devised wit... more info

Consequence of Sound — Danger Mouse may produce. more info

Guardian Music — (Double six)Always the most avant-garde member of the Velvet Underground, John Cale's first new album since 2005 features pianos being hit by fists, screaming synthesisers and violas, insistent beats and Chic-style funk guitar motifs. There are nods ... more info

Guardian Music — Twice a week we invite independent bloggers to tell us about what they do. Today, a blog 'providing original coverage on where hip-hop has been, is at, and where it's heading'Who are you and what's your blog called?There are three of us – James (th... more info

Prefix — Publishing company Continuum began printing its 33 1/3 series, in which individual albums are explored in 100-plus-page installments, in 2003. ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/continuum-set-to-publish-33-13-books-on-kanye-w... more info

Guardian Music — John Cale is back. And this time he's armed with a vocoderReading on mobile? Listen hereFace to the Sky is the first single to be taken from John Cale's new album, Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood. While that conjures up unsettling images of the 70-y... more info

Prefix — In late June, the Black Keys (Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney), along with Danger Mouse, sued Pizza Hut ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/pizza-hut-and-home-depot-deny-improper-use-of-blac/68111/ more info

Guardian Music — Rapper Doom is back in London, the city where he was born, with Key to the Kuffs, an album that references rhyming slang and My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding"It's really hot but it's got air-conditioning," says Doom, when asked if his mask might make things ... more info

Guardian Music — The hip-hop turntablist teams up with the former Culture Club crooner on this lilting, laidback trackReading on mobile? Listen here"It's been a long time coming, but I'm H.A.P.P.Y" croons Boy George on the slinky, electro calypso of Happy, the first ... more info