NME — Madness, Crystal Castles and The Horrors also feature at the Murcia festival more info

Guardian Music — You'll never drop a hipster faux-pas again with Tony Naylor's pronunciation primerBack in ye olden days of TV and radio, everyone knew how to pronounce bands' names. We had DJs, presenters and – for problematic monikers – the BBC pronun... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — April has been a fairly quiet month with sub-standard albums from Plan B, MGMT and Kate Nash dominating the release schedules. Luckily May is shaping up to be the busiest month of all time.The best albums of April then:She & Him - Volume 2 (Album of ... more info

Pitchfork — Hot Chip photo by Chris Tuite Hot Chip and fellow grads of London's Elliott School the xx performed at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club last Saturday, April 24. NPR was nice enough to record both sets and put them online in streaming form. Listen here. N... more info

Music For Ants — Last week there was no better place to be in Chicago then watching Hot Chip and The xx’s sold-out concert at Riviera Theatre. It seems like every time I make my way to The Riv, I’ve seen an incredible, life-affirming show (see The Hold Steady, Be... more info

Undercover, Australia — LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip will both head back to Australia for a double- header and for LCD Soundsystem, possibly for the last time. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-20 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *05-21 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *05-22 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *05-24 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis *05-25 Toronto, BC - Koolhaus *05-26 Chicago, IL - Metro *05-29 Portland, OR - Roseland *05-31 Vancouver, British C... more info

The Culture Of Me — Webster Hall was lit up with funky house tunes, excellent vibes and sweaty messes on stage this past Friday night, as special guest DJ sets from Hot Chip (or a bunch of them at least) and The Juan Maclean's principle,... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Last night I got my first pretty big press pass for a show. I have gotten some invites to free shows through my blog, but last night was the first “big” one. EMI hooked me up with a photo pass for Hot Chips show at Terminal 5 last night. ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I’m about to drive into NYC for Hot Chip’s gig at Terminal 5 tonight. I figured I’d squeeze in this really fun remix of Caribou’s “Odessa” done by Junior Boys. It’s colorful & addicting. Stream it below: Odessa (Junior Boys Mix)bycitys... more info