Guardian Music — The music website ran a festival in the French capital – and it was a shock for those more used to mud and intoxicationIn Paris, even the abattoirs are chic. The Grande Halle de la Villette, with its geometric glass-and-iron facade, was once the mo... more info

Guardian Music — Some of the best album reviews submitted by readers over the past few daysIt's possible for Guardian readers to review pretty much any album ever released. Here's how:• Type the name of who you're looking for in the "Find any artist" search box her... more info

Guardian Music — You can't out-synth Jean Michel Jarre. So Metronomy don't try on this cover for Late Night Tales For their forthcoming Late Night Tales compilation, Metronomy assembled a typically eclectic selection of their favourite songs and artists, from Autechr... more info

Prefix — The blog over at Songkick posted a pretty surprising list of concerts with the highest attendence in history. If ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/who-played-the-biggest-concert-of-all-time/66946/ more info

Guardian Music — Following our whistlestop history of French pop, our journey through the sounds of Europe continues here with French DJ Mimi Xu as she introduces the acts in her country who are making waves nowStardust's Music Sounds Better With You might crystalli... more info

Core News — “Coldcut return and it’s a mellow start with new music from Australian artist Thrupence, Freddy Todd and Paper Tiger. The atmosphere continues with Portishead, Mr Lefteye and Jean Michel Jarre, but it’s just the clam before the storm as we unle... more info

DrownedInSound — Ahead of the release of their new album Have Some Faith In Magic, Errors compiled a mixtape of their favourite tunes... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Lyrics inspired by the preachings of Francis of Assisi? Clearly this is a slow-burn love song with a difference"No mortal lips are worthy of this kiss" is perhaps not your typical song lyric, especially not when you think of the current crop of elect... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Today's Live Performance, a whopping 2 hours and 14 minutes of Jean Michel Jarre Live in the Moroccon Desert, surrounded by loads of native African/Arabian musicians, so I guess one could and probably should call it "Electro-Meets-World-Music", ... more info

Guardian Music — Inspired by a trip to the Joshua Tree, the new conceptual double album by M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, is likely to polarise fans'I am very happy," Anthony Gonzalez, aka M83, reassures me twice during our interview, lest the recurring themes of solitud... more info