Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicMust read1. Fairytale of New York: the story behind the Pogues' classic Christmas anthemTwenty-five years after its release, the duet about a couple who have fallen on hard times is still conside... more info

Starpulse — German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk have signed up for an eight-night residency in the U.K. next year. The Tour de France hit-makers will perform their eight albums on consecutive nights a... more info

Guardian Music — London gallery's director says eight gigs in Turbine Hall in February will be 'true gesamtkunstwerk – a total work of art'For a group so closely associated with a vision of the future, Kraftwerk certainly aren't afraid to look back. The German elec... more info

ContactMusic — In a feat of mild hypocrisy, we found ourselves pretty excited indeed to discover the news that German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk are to... more info

Consequence of Sound — Their first London dates since 2004. more info

Guardian Music — Electronic music pioneers announce residency at Tate Modern in London, performing one album in its entirety each nightKraftwerk are to replicate their New York shows of earlier this year in London, playing their back catalogue at Tate Modern between ... more info

Guardian Music — Our countdown of the year's best albums continues with Hot Chip's In Our Heads. On their stellar fifth album, the great British pop group combined fun, warmth and sincerityWhat a lovely group Hot Chip have become. Quietly, unassertively – this is t... more info

Guardian Music — The final offering in our season of British cult classics are two films that take us far into the dark heart of EnglandThe fourth and last of our British cult classics double bills offers two very different, virtually unclassifiable films: Patrick Ke... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Massive Attack at Terminal 5 in 2010 (more by Chris La Putt) Trip hop pioneers Massive Attack have assembled a BBC 6 Mix, where they compiled music that influenced their 1991 debut album, Blue Lines, like Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk, Gang... more info

XLR8R — Following yesterday's announcement that one-time more info