Nialler9 — This seven minute slow burner is the latest in I Am The Cosmos‘ run of tracks taking in ‘Yves Klein Blue’ and ‘Take What You Want’. There’s an feel of Kraftwerk’s open road expansion going on here in the subtle … Read More... → Th... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectSimon's blog, 5:4 (5 against 4) focuses on new contemporary/avant-garde classical music. What was the first song you ever bought?Blue Monday – New Ord... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The longlist for the 2012 Guardian First Book Award has been announced. Kele Okereke talks to Morning Edition about the new Bloc Party album, Four. The Quietus offers an excerpt from the Kraftwerk biography Publikation. The Washington Post examines M... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Toby Tenenbaum Nite Jewel at Le Poisson Rouge 8/23/2012 Nite Jewel and Peanut Butter Wolf teamed up to perform Kraftwerk's 1981 LP, Computer World, in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge Thursday night (8/23). They were joined by special... more info

Guardian Music — We asked our readers to pick 10 essential tracks by the Who for newcomers. Here's what they came up withLast week we asked @guardianmusic Twitter followers to nominate the best songs by the Who for newcomers.Here are the results: 10 key tracks we hop... more info

Guardian Music — He's been the fairest of them all at compiling the RR playlist. Now, for his final topic, Jon Dennis reflects on your suggestionsIt's been my privilege to compile the Readers Recommend playlist since the beginning of last year. And what is the playli... more info

Guardian Music — The godfather of grunge on being rock's least loquacious talker, the merits of free dental care, and whether his band Dinosaur Jr were the Chuck Berry to Nirvana's BeatlesHi, J. Where are you?At the K-West hotel in West London. I'm in London doing in... more info

The Independent — The Chemical Brothers are following in the tracks of electro pioneers Kraftwerk and releasing a cycling-inspired song for the Olympic Games. more info

Guardian Music — The dance duo have composed an official piece of music to soundtrack the London 2012 Olympic cycling eventsThe Chemical Brothers have composed an official song for the London 2012 track cycling events, titled Theme for Velodrome. Tom Rowlands of the ... more info

Guardian Music — Captain's Rest, GlasgowWithin the world of DC Comics, the home of Batman and Wonder Woman, there are 52 alternate realities, including one in which Superman is both black and the president of the US. Perhaps that's also the universe where Ramona Gonz... more info