Guardian Music — This 21-year-old producer's lush electronica is at times blissful and bubbling, but hardly the shock of the 'ooh!'Hometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Michael Tucker (vocals, production).The background: Michael Tucker, who has just signed to 4AD as Bloo... more info

CNN Showbiz — The digital archivist who restored the singles catalogs of the Smiths, Joy Division and New Order in a series of blog projects is being strongly discouraged from starting a similar project collecting R.E.M.'s earliest work. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Orca Team at NYC Popfest 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Looking more than a little like Joy Division, black-clad Seattlites Orca Team played Knitting Factory on Friday night (5/18) as part of NYC Popfest and were one... more info

Guardian Music — All the great post-punk bands are invoked on this all-girl four-piece's dark, dramatic and devastating debutHometown: London.The lineup: Jehnny Beth (vocals), Ayse Hassan (bass), Fay Milton (drums) and Gemma Thompson (guitar).The background: Husbands... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield; words by Bill Pearis Looking more than a little like Joy Division, black-clad Seattlites Orca Team played Knitting Factory on Friday night (5/18) as part of NYC Popfest and were one of the highlights of the... more info

ContactMusic — Fans have paid tribute to Joy Divisions Ian Curtis who died 32 years ago today 18 05 12 Lovers of the post-punk British band have taken to twitter to remember the singer who committed suicide on May 18 1980 at the age of 23 Joy Division h... more info

ContactMusic — Today May 18 2012 marks the 32nd anniversary of the death of Ian Curtis the former frontman of the Mancunian post-punk band Joy Division Curtis committed suicide on May 18 1980 leaving a wife Deborah Curtis and daughter Natalie Joy Division formed af... more info

Guardian Music — Grounded in garage rock and psych, Palma Violets struggle to achieve the epic and intense – but they'll still be hailed as heroesHometown: London.The lineup: Sam Fryer (vocals, guitar), Chilli Jesson (bass, guitar), Pete Mayhew (keyboards), Will Do... more info

Totally Fuzzy — In the mid-late 1980s, Moss Icon pioneered a progressive, highly emotive sound that stood in stark contrast to just about everything even remotely considered punk-rock at the time. In retrospect, they more resembled an inspired marriage of the bleak... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, London"He's no Hooky, is he?" says a man behind us as New Order's new bassist Tom Chapman throws shapes and strikes poses that he hopes might one day be as memorable as the absent Peter Hook's legendarily low-slung, legs-splayed stan... more info