Guardian Music — They sound as flat, synthy and funkless as any 80s pop band … and that's just fine. Alexis Petridis on La RouxOf the three synth-toting female singer-songwriters who have so far dominated the Big In 2009 lists, 20-year-old Elly Jackson is by fa... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Pop singer Little Boots and indie veterans Doves have been named as the favourites to win this year's Mercury Music Prize.Little Boots' debut album Hands entered the chart at number five and her first LP has made good on pre-release hype with both sh... more info

The Culture Of Me — La Roux's principal talent Elly Jackson and the man behind the beats and arrangements, Ben Langmaid, are coming back to the states and Canada riding their white horses for another two weeks of shows coming up at the end of... more info

Altsounds — British synth-pop sensation *La Roux *are set to hit the shores of North America for a slew of highly anticipated performances this summer. 21-year-old Elly Jackson and producer co-hort Ben Langmaid, the talented South London duo who make up La Roux,... more info

NME - Radar — Well Euro view By far and a long way the classiest festival. You can just hold your camera up anywhere inside the Sonar By Day complex and get a shot that looks like the asylum scene from A Clockwork Orange... Plus, they have art at. The questi... more info

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JamBase — Lollapalooza Has Announced Set Times Stage Conflicts Included The Chicago festival has announced the set times of their festival (STS9 gets a 4-5 p.m. slot...wtf?) prompting attendees to ponder which bands they'll be able to catch and who they'll... more info

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8/1 — Talking about pop, I tell Patrick how happy but shocked I am that La Roux has had such a hit. “I’m not shocked,” says Wolf, before plonking a conspiracy theory into my lap. “The week I was dropped they signed her, and all the... more info