ContactMusic — A London music festival was shut down on Friday night 06Jul12 amid fears for the safety of the crowd just moments before headline act Snoop Dogg was due to take to the stage Bloc 2012 which was also set to feature performances from Gary Numan and Orb... more info

Guardian Music — It's one of the greatest singles in pop history – and unlike many of its contemporaries, it has aged well Reading on mobile? Listen here.I'm not a Numanist. In fact, some of my best friends are Numanoids. It's a tough job to assess Gary Numan's pla... more info

Guardian Music — Here's our pick of some of the acts playing the London Pleasure Gardens this weekendThe biggest acts in electronic dance music (and Snoop Dogg) come together this weekend for Bloc 2012 at the London Pleasure Gardens in the Royal Victoria Docks. With ... more info

Guardian Music — (RCA)In Britain, if he is known at all, Adam Lambert might be familiar as the show-off who sang with Queen at MTV's Europe music awards in 2011. Heavily invested in hair gel, he recalled an airbrushed Athena poster of the young Gary Numan. The 30-yea... more info

Guardian Music — 'Most music is garbage,' argues the minimalist composer, who's equally at home at the Bloc Weekender and London's Royal Festival HallElectronic dance music is no longer a young upstart. This year's Bloc Weekender – a 15,000-capacity rave at London ... more info

Guardian Music — With their super-heavy brand of 'Neon Gold pop', we have nothing but praise for this Scottish indie groupHometown: Glasgow.The lineup: Iain Cook, Martin Doherty and Lauren Mayberry.The background: Churches are quintessential examples of that recent p... more info

Guardian Music — 1979: Who was going to step forward after Bowie to deliver the first big electronic hit? No one expected this ...After David Bowie's Low and Heroes, the race was on for the first big British electronic hit. Everyone knew it was going to happen, becau... more info

Guardian Music — 2002: The early noughties mash-up craze was short-lived, but this surefire pop banker single-handedly relaunched Sugababes' careerAt the beginning of the last decade, the cult of the mash-up – two songs mixed together to effectively create a new so... more info

Guardian Music — The musician talks about his family, IVF and living with Asperger's syndromeI have nothing but happy memories of my parents. From the moment I was born, I was made to feel special. I grew up in a village near Heathrow airport. I didn't see much of Da... more info

Gigwise — Alongside Gary Numan, Alabama Shakes, Jessie Ware and many more more info