Pitchfork - Tours — 03-06 Lincoln, England - Engine Shed *03-07 Preston, England - Guildhall * 03-08 Bradford, England - St. George's Hall * 03-10 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy *  03-11 Dundee, Scotland - Fat Sams * 03-12 Inverness, England - Ironworks * 03-13 Aberdeen... more info

MVSW — J.J. Fad ~ “Supersonic” Bringin ‘88 back! J.J. Fad was signed to Eazy-E’s Ruthless Records and had the album produced by Dr. Dre among others. Samples: Kraftwerk ~ “Tour De France“ Fab Five Freddy ~ “Change le Beat“ Lyrics: We’r... more info

Guardian Music — Kylie wants to work with them. Kraftwerk already have. Hot Chip are becoming superstars – and they're horrifiedAlexis Taylor is sitting in a London gastropub, staring at his lunch. He looks a little crestfallen, but then Taylor always looks a ... more info

Guardian Music — Animal Collective's forthcoming installation at the Guggenheim comes from a proud tradition of pop mash-ups with the art worldIt's better than copying Jackson Pollock and more ambitious than pretending to be full-time robots. The only surprising thin... more info

Guardian Music — Inspired by the dereliction of 80s Detroit, Cybotron projected themselves into the future to create Motor City machine musicIt begins with a brief synthesised fanfare. Then comes the rhythm: choppy, insistent and clonky. A soulful solo vocal extempor... more info

Stereogum — Twins come in pairs (FACTS), and since we recently turned our eyes towards terrific Brooklyn newcomers Twin Sister, it's only fitting we've found them a nominal neighborhood counterpart in George Lewis Jr. aka Twin Shadow. His press materials point t... more info

Stereogum — Gorillaz took the spirit of Kraftwerk (and the voices of Bobby Womack and Mos Def) to the disco on "Stylo," and now the band's animated bassist Murdoc is offering little snippets of Plastic Beach via a "pirate radio" session for AOL. Between son... more info

the fakeRICH weblog!!! — This Friday I bring the noise with something dark, raw and most importantly sexy… The Detachments hail from the UK and play music in the vain of early Cure (Pornography and Disintegration LP), Joy Division and Kraftwerk.  They are aesthetically... more info

Guardian Music — With their squalling and spacey sound, these Japanese noise merchants are Can meets Kraftwerk, Faust meets FugaziHometown: London.The lineup: Taigen (vocals, bass), Kohhei (guitar), Yuki (guitar), Mon-chan (drums).The background: They look amazing. F... more info

Undercover, Australia — Kraftwerk have vowed to continue making music for the love of it. more info