Here Comes The Flood — photo: Nathaniel Wood Bass player Tim Nordwind (OK Go) and singer Drea Smith (He Say She Say, Lupe Fiasco ) are PYYRAMIDS, a left-field dance pop duo who have just released their debut EP Human Beings. After midnight vocals mashed with a sprinkling... more info

Guardian Music — Bernard Sumner ventures with New Order to the Troxy for their first London show in five years (10 Dec) …Their influence can be heard in the electro-rock of Manchester outfit the Whip (24-29 Feb, begins Riverside, Newcastle upon Tyne), who tour late... more info

NME — Reformed band will play the UK capital at the end of 2011 more info

NME — Reformed band will play the UK capital in December more info

The Vinyl Villain — But I'll come to that in a moment.  First up, some appropriately named tunes for today:-mp3 : Lambchop - Scared Out Of My Shoemp3 : The Prodigy - Ghost Townmp3 : New Order - SpookyThe most frightening thing ever? Seeing a close friend dance to this ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — ..what with running around Glasgow shoving up posters in a desperate attempt to draw attention to the upcoming Butcher Boy gig that I only have time to cut'n'paste some old postings right now. Here's something from 22nd February 2007:-EVERYTHING BUT... more info

Guardian Music — Le Bataclan, ParisWith Mancunians New Order about to play their first gig since 2006 (and their first ever without bassist Peter Hook), and news from back home announcing the reformation of another seminal Manchester band, the Stone Roses, it's only ... more info

Guardian Music — I wasn't even born when the Stone Roses released their debut album in 1989 – and I've been reminded of the fact ever sinceIn March 2000, style magazine the Face produced one of its bravest covers: a picture of an anonymous, teenage girl looking mo... more info

Guardian Music — Pop historian Jon Savage listens to the best of the Stone Roses and their contemporaries – from Baby Ford to the Sabres of Paradise – and creates the perfect set of baggy playlistsQuite apart from the quality of their music, the Stone Roses had a... more info

The Quietus — Group play in Belgium with Gillian Morris more info