Gigwise — He slams Joy Division and New Order star... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces the Mercury prize nominees and winners that make up his prizes and awards discussion panelAfter a couple of decades, there are a couple of hundred acts to choose from when it comes to assembling a panel to discuss what it was l... more info

NME — Saville designed iconic sleeves for New Order and Joy Division, among others more info

The Culture Of Me — Today brings Fedde Le Grand, a DJ and producer from Holland who has been doing his thing for almost a decade, has received endless amounts of praise for DJing and his production work, has opened dance clubs and hit the charts hard. He's been a leader... more info

Discobelle.net — 20 year old NYC producer and Wolf + Lamb signing Nicolas Jaar just released an EP package of smooth and sexy house edits of pop tracks. The “6 Edits EP” was released in conjunction with Resident Advisor and on it Mr Jaar takes on among others Nin... more info

The Red Radio — There's a few interesting things to note about the video for Touched By The Hand Of God. Not only is the video based on a New Order classic (the song gets better and better with age), but the video boasts... more info

Guardian Music — You don't need a degree in French to realise this Belgian exponent of mournful Euro disco is not a happy bunnyHometown: Brussels.The lineup: Paul Van Haver (vocals, music).The background: Stromae's single Alors On Danse hasn't been released here yet,... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I made a passing reference to Madchester in yesterday's posting and my mind drifted back to this 12" single from 1990:-mp3 : Northside - Shall We Take A Trip?mp3 : Northside - Moody Places This was the band's debut released on Factory Records in May ... more info

Guardian Music — Former Smiths member leaves all-bass supergroup he founded with New Order's Peter Hook and the Stone Roses' ManiThe bad joke known as Freebass, the all-bass super-group, just got a little less funny, as former Smiths member Andy Rourke has left the b... more info

The Vinyl Villain — ......reviled by many others.And I guess that much of that is to do with the fact that the band changed musical direction several times in a desperate hunt for mainstream success.Formed initially in the late 70s, The Psychedelic Furs were an archety... more info