Guardian Music — (Polydor)Lyrical similarities to the Mamas and the Papas's "Dream a Little Dream of Me" mean that London five-piece Chapel Club are never likely to get rich on the back of impressively brooding recent single "Surfacing". Lucky for them, then, that th... more info

NME - Radar — We've been banging on about this lot loads recently. There's a lot of bands in London right now that worship at the altar of no-fi NYC uber-imprint Captured Tracks, and there's also a lot of bands that really, really love Joy Division. But there's ... more info

ContactMusic — British actor SAM RILEY is desperate to see the final cut of his new movie ON THE ROAD to find out whether he has won a bet to sneak his famous IAN CURTIS dance moves into a scene.The 31 year old played the Joy Division singer in 2007 movie Control, ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... Harry Nilsson THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE POINT! The Point! first aired on ABC TV, Feb 2, 1971 - 40 years ago. We're celebrating with a bunch of Point-related posts, including the original movie, which you can watch in full, narrated ... more info

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonThe new year invariably brings with it copious frantic searches for rock's next big thing, but this free Radio 1-sponsored new talent night, compered by Zane Lowe, was a curate's egg. Its inconsistencies were lost on Lowe, however; his ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — VINYL OBSCURITY said... obscure UK new wave group KINGDOMS 12" single Heartland just posted to::: http://vinylobscurity.blogspot.com Robert said... Kiss - 2010-03-02 - O2 Academy Islington London. "In Your Face". Johnny Winter - 1980-04-10 - Roslyn ... more info

Guardian Music — Björk has come out of her hiatus to lay down some vocals in support of Iceland's environmentalistsIn Iceland, 6 January is known as Thretándinn, the last day of Christmas, when, according to folklore, supernatural beings come out from their hidden ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sakalli said... Grobschnitt - Die Grobschnitt Story 1 (@256) Grateful Dead - Nightfall of Diamonds (Live 1989) (@256) http://www.sakalli.info The PopCulturist said... New today on The Rare Stuff: The Henrys (with Mary Margaret O'Hara) - Chasing Grac... more info

Kings of A&R — Check out the track Mr. Hollywood and In the Green Room by UK indie act Moon Visionaries. The band will perform at Proud in London on Sunday, 30 January. For fans of Joy Division, Cold War Kids, etc. contact: carsten.windhorst@googlemail.com more info

Perez Hilton — Yeah, Björk likes karaoke. So what? Wanna fight about it?! And guess what? It's pretty rad! Check out Björk at a three-day karaoke charity event, belting out Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart. (above) Thoughts? more info