Discobelle.net — Escort is not your typical band. 17 members strong, this Brooklyn nu-disco outfit is as much about their live performance as they are about their funky upbeat tunes. Lead by founders and producers Eugene Cho and Dan Balis, Escort gives stylistic nods... more info

Discobelle.net — Brennan Green has come a long way since he recorded his first record on Balihu back in 2001 with collaborations with the likes Daniel Wang, Lindström and most recently a remix for Art Department. Last year, Brennan co-produced Kid Creole & The Cocon... more info

Guardian Music — Music news, reviews and discussion from the last seven daysIn the newsFred Durst: Limp Bizkit album will be the 'most crazy metal record of all time'New Order are miming, claims Peter HookRadiohead announce three UK arena datesWhitney Houston's will ... more info

Guardian Music — NME turns 60 this year and a new book documents its history. In our latest trip to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – we visit the magazine circa 1980, a time when Ian Penman saw nothing wrong with kickin... more info

XLR8R — For this week's contest, XLR8R is offering you a chance to win two of the most retro-minded LPs to drop in 2011, Hercules & Love Affair's classic house-inspired Blue Songs and I Wake Up Screaming by leftfield-disco icons Kid Creole & The Co... more info

Impose Magazine — There is something reassuring about the fact that August Darnell is still making music. Best known as the zoot suit-sporting Kid Creole, he carved his own musical path in the 1980s along with The Coconuts, resulting in a unique and recognizable blend... more info

XLR8R — Always one to come out of left field, August Darnell's (a.k.a. Kid Creole) I Wake Up Screaming is his first album in six years, and easily one of his best since the early '80s. Full of references to his long musical career and a complete re... more info

Guardian Music — He was a zoot-suited wise guy who crooned out hit after hit. Now Kid Creole is back. Paul Lester meets the man who blew a million bucks'It was handwoven," says Kid Creole, grinning at his fedora, which tops off the sort of outfit that was his tradema... more info

Altsounds — "We're Rockin' Out Tonight" is the new release from Kid Creole & The Coconuts. Dubbed the 'Tropical Gangster' August Darnell a.k.a. Kid Creole is back with his first studio album in 10 years 'I Wake Up Screaming'. Darnell emerged originally during ... more info

Guardian Music — The Danish pop veteran's forthcoming album melds balearic beats and furry animals – it's pleasant but inconsequentialHometown: Copenhagen.The lineup: Kenneth Bager and a cast of thousands. Well, tens.The background: Kenneth Bager has the dubious ho... more info