ContactMusic — ERASURE star ANDY BELL has landed a DJ-ing gig at one of the world's biggest gay parties. The Sometimes singer will co-host the 20th anniversary of the White Party in ... more info

Guardian Music — Armed with just karaoke backing tracks, a passable voice, and a what-you-see-is-what-you-sing approach, Dustin McLean has kickstarted the internet craze for literal videosFor years, comedy songs have remained a staple of acoustic guitar-wielding come... more info

Pop Justice — You'll be 'icarus' (cross) if you don't 'wing' (win) this competition: we're giving away the actual angel wings in this... more info

NME — Erasure's Andy Bell has revealed a secret second career: baker to The Cheeky Girls. more info

I Guess I'm Floating — When M.I.A., Thom Yorke, and now Kanye West give props to a band's music, that's typically enough to get my ears' attention. And when this particular artist is making the music I wish Bjork would with a seemingly deliberate evoking of Enya, I'm defi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jeffen said...The Doughboys - Whatever (1987)http://musicruinedmylife.blogspot.comMr. Jones said...To wrap up the week, 30 Days Out revisits one of most popular posts: a look back at the long-lost 1974 double-LP "Close Up The Honky Tonks" from the Fl... more info

NME — Erasure have announced that they will release a career-spanning box set this spring. more info

Guardian Music — At a MusicTank conference on Tuesday night, I had a chat with Simon Wheeler, Director of Digital at Beggars Group, about what it's like running an independent label in these changing times for the music industry. He said: "When it comes to negotiatin... more info

A Walking Disast3r — As many of you know or do not know, I consider myself a big fan of The Killers, news has surfaced of a few new tracks that they recently played in New York. The tracks are from their upcoming release Day & Age which is to be released November 25th. ... more info