Consequence of Sound — Off the post-punk group's forthcoming EP. more info

Impose Magazine — If you've been waiting for a new Gang of Four song, you're probably really bored and living in a cave, but I guess thank your lucky stars that the day has finally come. The band, who has only one remaining member, Andy Gill, is planning an EP... more info

Impose Magazine — If you've been waiting for a new Gang of Four song, you're probably really bored and living in a cave, but I guess thank your lucky stars that the day has finally come. The band, who has only one remaining member, Andy Gill, is planning an EP... 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

Swedesplease — I prefer my punk to be more Wire and Gang Of Four than Black Flag or The Descendents. I just need a little bit of harmony mixed in with the angsty noise. The Retractables from Gothenburg come pretty close to my ideal mix. Here’s their song “Myste... more info

Guardian Music — Time magazine's London bureau chief for the past five years, Catherine Mayer, has been promoted to Europe editor. Good for her - she's an excellent writer. That fact is echoed in the hymn of praise to her skills in the official announcement of her pr... more info

Guardian Music — Pair are among first signatories of Occupy Musicians, a campaign supporting movement against income inequalityLou Reed and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello are among the first signatories of Occupy Musicians, a campaign supporting Occupy Wall S... more info

Guardian Music — Fans make their case for their favourite Manics albumThe Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire will be speaking to Gareth Grundy in this Sunday's Observer about his new book, Death of a Polaroid – A Manics Family Album.To mark the occasion, earlier th... more info

Guardian Music — You don't need to decode Au Pairs lyrics to get a feel for their dark, divisive timesBy the time I discovered Au Pairs, they'd already broken up. The post-punk band from Birmingham were short-lived, splitting in 1983, just two years after their debut... more info

Guardian Music — Lightspeed Champion was 'dorky' but new album Coastal Grooves is written from a female persepectiveDevonté Hynes is trying to tell a story but his words are muffled and he's struggling not to laugh. He's trying to explain how he ended up drunkenly s... more info