Guardian Music — What is it like to work in the arts in Europe? German techno DJ and record company owner Michael Mayer answers the questions in the first of a month-long seriesHow did you get started in your job?I started DJing at parties, aged 14. From then on it... more info

ContactMusic — Singer/actor Harry Connick, JR. is taking Barbra Streisand's hit film On A Clear Day You Can See Forever back to Broadway in a new revival this autumn (11). The Grammy winner will return to the New York stage with American Idiot director Michae... more info

XLR8R — For its 11th annual gathering of electronic music fans and artists, Springfestival will take place across five days in June in Graz, Austria. Ticketholders will be treated to live performances and DJ sets from the likes of the Jungle Brothers, Caribo... more info

Abeano — One Drake Collaboration As we chatted about on our Twitter yesterday, Drake has revealed he’d like to work with Jamie XX and Florence. He called Jamie “one of the most excited producers I’ve ever heard” and told a story about a night... more info

Guardian Music — Alexis is at the controls today, and he has been talking to Go! Team's Ian Parton about the band's new album, which features everything but the kitchen sink and was delivered to the mastering studio on cassette.Joining Alexis in the studio are Michae... more info

The Culture Of Me — Over a decade old and consistently on top of their game, the men, women and children at the usually minimal Kompakt label strike outward with this, their eleventh yearly wrap-up compilation, which consists mainly of new material from the imprint, rat... more info

Guardian Music — Guitar music was once a no-go area for the techno purist, but German label Kompakt is forcing a rethink, says Tony NaylorTechno and indie: historically, these have been separate, hermetically sealed genres; parallel worlds; sworn enemies, even. To th... more info

Pitchfork — Artist: Various ArtistsAlbum: Total 11Release Date: August 31 (U.S.), August 23 (Europe)Label: Kompakt Tracklist: CD1: 01 DJ Koze: "Der Wallach"02 Jatoma: "Helix"03 Jürgen Paape: "Mensch und Maschine"04 Ada & Heiko Voss: "Walk Over"05 Matias Agua... more info

The Culture Of Me — Kompakt techno head Michael Mayer helped usher in the next summer of music and love at the BKLYN Yard on the Gowanus Canal for Sunday Best, the weekly daytime party jam from Justin Carter, Eamon Harkin and Doug Singer. Much... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-25 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall05-27 Boston, MA - Middlesex Lounge 05-30 Brooklyn, NY - Sundays Best05-31 Detroit, MI - Movement - Detroit Electronic Music Festival more info