Nialler9 — Anthony Donnelly’s band Floor Staff have released some fine tracks in the melodic indie atmospheric vein, including the one that has the freaky baby video by Bob Gallagher. In the above video, performed at Elektra Records in Temple Bar, the band p... more info

Nialler9 — Say Lou Lou and Lindstrøm’s disco earworm now has a video by Dimitri Basil (he was responsible for this) which features video collective Welcome to Cult and the pair in LA altering billboards (their own) and pranking people and art galleries. Exc... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — For Robyn Hitchcock's new album, The Man Upstairs, he worked with legendary British folk producer Joe Boyd (Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, Etc). Boyd suggested that Hitchcock make "a Judy Collins album," such as Elektra would have released in in... more info

The Telegraph — Rupert Christiansen is overwhelmed by a terrifically sung concert performance of Strauss's Elektra, conducted with crisp precision more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Patti Smith in Austin in 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) As previously mentioned, the "40th + 2 Anniversary" of Nuggets -- the essential 1972 garage rock compilation put together by Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman and Patti Smith Group... more info

XLR8R — Last week, XLR8R made its annual trek to Montreal for MUTEK, which this year teamed up with the organizers from Elektra to deliver a six-day festival called EM15. Our official review detailed the week's high points, but during our down time, we ... more info

XLR8R — For the past several years, XLR8R has repeatedly declared its affinity for the MUTEK family of festivals. Whether we're attending the flagship edition in Montreal or one of its spin-offs in another country, MUTEK has proven time and again that i... more info

XLR8R — Looking back through the history of XLR8R, it's hard to believe that Tadd Mullinix was never commissioned to put together a mix for our podcast series. It certainly wasn't for a lack of enthusiasm on our part; after all, the Michigan produc... more info

XLR8R — For its 15th anniversary, MUTEK will join forces with fellow Montreal digital arts festival Elektra for a six-day event dubbed EM15. read more more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Celebrating their 15th anniversaries in style, Montréal's high profile digital arts festival Elektra, and electronic music and digital creativity institution MUTEK, have joined forces, synchronized their dates and created one powerhouse combined eve... more info