Guardian Music — The 1980s band were a match for the decade's other 'sound and fury' outfits, like Echo and the Bunnymen and the Cure. So why are they nearly forgotten today?When White Lies' debut album crashed in at No 1 recently, they immediately spawned a host of ... more info

NME — The renowned designer discusses his time at Factory Records, new job more info

NME — 'The North Will Rise Again…' charts the last thirty years of Manchester music more info

Music Mule — What? A Place To Bury Strangers / Dead Confederate A Place To Bury Strangers have supported some great bands  - fellow Brooklyners MGMT, Nine Inch Nails, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club to name a few. They play shoegaze/garage rock and they play it LO... more info

Chicago Tribune — Shown as part of College of DuPage's Global Flicks film festival, "Control" follows the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Ian Curtis—frontman of British rock band Joy Division. Despite a burgeoning career, Curtis committed suicide right before em... more info

Rolling Stone — John Lennon, “Woman” [iamxl B’more Remix] iamxl takes Lennon to Baltimore by way to the Bee Gees, making a bright song bounce for the dance floor. Notorious B.I.G., “Mo Money, Mo Problems” [Laid Back Luke Bootleg] Hyperactive Biggie remix s... more info

Guardian Music — Hello all, and thanks for tuning in to this week's pop-fuelled show. You can't fail to have noticed the return of Pet Shop Boys – from their outstanding contribution to music award at the Brits, to their new, emphatically titled and Xenomania-... more info

Rawkblog — According to The Playlist, Broken Social Scene covers a bit of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” in the Eric Bana-starring The Time Traveler’s Wife. Unfortunately, we won’t get to hear it until February 2010, unless the film’s rele... more info

Guardian Music — All we know about this secretive artist is that he's from south London, works alone in his home studio and has produced 'a huge body of work'. Oh, and he's bloody brilliantHometown: South east London.The lineup: David Andrew Hedges (voice, instrument... more info

Stereogum — The trailer for the Mark Webb-directed (500) Days Of Summer opens with Zooey Deschanel (as Summer) telling a guy listening to "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" loudly on his earphones that she, too, loves the Smiths. She sings a couple lines ... more info