Guardian Music — From the baroque era to Blackadder, this little wind instrument has been played by everyone from Henry VIII to HendrixWhat is it? The sound of primary school music rooms everywhere, forever. Everyone reading this must have played a recorder at some p... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Brooklyn synth dance rock trio Sensual Harassment are offering their latest two singles as a free download. Soldier is an old school keyboards heavy track with a Duran Duran afterglow after being fucked over by the Flaming Lips. Daddy Long Legs has... more info

The Vinyl Villain — There were great expectations about Lungs, the debut album by Florence & The Machine. Prior to its release, Florence Welch was being hailed as the next great female singer-songwriter - the person who had the artistic and critical credibility of Kate... more info

Online access to the history of music and artists' inner thoughts may not be all good news, says Duran Duran's John Taylor more info

Dlisted — If all the members of Duran Duran formed a circle jerk around all of Grace Jones' album covers, their cumulative cum shot would look just like this! Here's the cover of Alien Princess RiRi's new album called Rated R. P.S. - I always kn... more info

Pop Candy — Check out Whitney's list of pop-culture links for Friday, Oct. 16. more info

Duran Duran, Lily Allen and Bob Geldof are among 60 musicians who have recorded a 'Band Aid'-style song to raise awareness of climate change. more info

Guardian Music — With the offspring of the new romantic stars forming their own rival bands, we may soon witness a rematch of the 80s pop rumblePrepare yourselves, retro-pop fans, for Battlestar New Romantica: The Next Generation. Whispers from the A&R frontline sugg... more info

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Rock Sellout —   The Uk legends Gang Of Four recently played "Damaged Goods" recently on Later With Jools Holland. It looks like the boys still got it. Very cool to see.The Gang's debut single, "Damaged Goods" backed with "(Love Like) Anthrax" and "Armalite Rifle... more info