Guardian Music — James Murphy of the band LCD Soundsystem is to launch his own brand of coffee, but he's not the first musician to be lured by the beverageShould we be surprised that LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy is trading his beats for beans and planning to launch... more info

Guardian Music — Introducing Take On Mr Scruff, ManchesterMr Scruff's appeal has always been the consistent high quality of his DJing, with as much attention paid to sound quality and the environment of those dancing as to his selections and the way he strings them t... more info

Altsounds — After selling out his 12th show at London's Koko on 22nd October, Mr Scruff returns for his regular residency in the New Year on Saturday 18th February. A lot of things have happened since a young Andy Carthy started answering to the name Mr Sc... more info

Altsounds — *Development Music stick close to home on their latest release, with a single deeply rooted in Manchester. The city's deep house heavyweight Moodymanc (Tsuba / 20:20Vision) teams up with ultra talented vocalist and musician Jamie Finlay (Wah Wah 45s)... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Google Inc., which launched its Music Beta digital music locker service four months ago, on Thursday took the wraps off Magnifier, a music blog written by Google staffers. The blog highlights up-and-coming bands and artists. As a carrot, Google is of... more info

Guardian Music — Innervisions Presents An Evening At The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari, LondonPlenty of bars and clubs now boast plasma TV screens or projectors showing cult movies as a backdrop to your evening's entertainment, but this unique event takes the marriage of cl... more info

Guardian Music — Where to enjoy buzzing nights and laid-back days in Manchester, home of The Smiths, Happy Mondays and Elbow. See also our insiders' guides to Belfast, Birmingham and BristolDespite ever-increasing gentrification, the Northern Quarter, a square half-m... more info

Core News — Here is a massive recording of playing back to back at Plastic People. Over 6 hours of music!! more info

Core News — Another big Keep It Unreal set from Mr Scruff. more info

Altsounds — Another update from Gottwood HQ as they announce that *Mr. Scruff *will be gracing the decks for an epic 5 hour set at this year's festival. For those who aren't familiar, the prolific *Ninja Tunes* artist has been responsible fo... more info