Consequence of Sound — An understated attack can be just as effective as a "massive" one. more info

Consequence of Sound — Franz Ferdinand, Primus, Goldfrapp, and Desparecidos, too. more info

Impose Magazine — The summer forecasts look fun and promising, as long as you look away from the lame main-feeders. Otherwise you get Jared Leto likening his band 30 Seconds to Mars as "an art project", then there is Thom Yorke joining up with Massive Attack's Rob... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — War Child have revealed plans to celebrate their 20th anniversary by releasing a compilation album featuring a collection of the tracks recorded for their charity albums over the past two decades. The charity will celebrate its 20th an... more info

Nialler9 — It’s a bit odd to hear Guy Garvey being bet down by beats on ‘Battle Box 001′, a new track from Massive Attack’s 3D aka Robert Del Naja under the name Battle Box which aims to “fuse music, art and … Read More... → The post Massive Att... more info

Guardian Music — (Gondwana Records)Manchester trumpeter Matthew Halsall's Gondwana Records has been documenting that city's vividly creative jazz scene – here he introduces GoGo Penguin, a young piano trio collecting a cult following in the region this year. The ba... more info

Guardian Music — O2 Arena, LondonElbow have been describing this end-of-year arena tour as their "farewell party", and the reason for their sabbatical is a curious one. Frontman Guy Garvey is to decamp to New York for the first six months of next year to write songs ... more info

Guardian Music — The Windmill Hill Sessions feature stripped-back versions of songs recorded during the group's 2005 sessions with CallierMassive Attack have released a free online mixtape, using material recorded with the late singer Terry Callier. The Windmill Hill... more info

From Mato, From London — Poliça (USA) Música fantasmal, tersa y nocturna que cuenta entre sus fans a Jay-Z y Bon Iver. Con sus percusiones de post-rock, sus teclados melifluos y sus vocalismos (auto)tuneados, esto debería teneros entretenidos hasta que salga el segundo di... more info

Consequence of Sound — Taken from a 2005 session. more info