Guardian Music — The sunny but sad dance music from this LA duo suggests Bernard Sumner jamming with Belle and SebastianHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Jesse Kivel (vocals) and Zinzi Edmundson (keyboards).The background: Just behind Gorillaz, Foals and RJD2 in a li... more info

Altsounds — *Electro pop Canadians *The New Cities will be releasing their first UK single ‘Dead End Countdown’ on April 26th 2010. *T*he band are clearly influenced by the likes of New Order and Death From Above 1979, but add their own ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Gaelic FrugHaving started off my contributions to TVV 7 weeks ago on safe ground with New Order, I’ve decided to throw a bomb into the mix early doors. I'm guessing that the genre of Scots Gaelic singing hasn't been covered too extensively on ... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — See the new issue of NME to read more on the former New Order and Joy Division man's choices. My first record... T Rex - Ride A White Swan “I’d heard this on the radio and liked the guitar lick. If any readers could interpret the lyrics that w... more info

Guardian Music — Last time focused on blurring the truth. This week we're after songs that are lost in the allureA warm hello to each and every one of you. What a week. I think we can safely say that, looking at the size and quality of responses, popular music does d... more info

Guardian Music — The anthems, the bragging, the unwavering self-belief – Courteeners frontman Liam Fray has won himself a lot of fans, and a lot of enemies too"There's not a lot of guitar bands around who are pushing it, but I think we are," says Liam Fray, a... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker PETER HOOK is to reveal all about his time with JOY DIVISION and NEW ORDER on a new spoken-word tour.The bass player has unveiled a 16-date U.K. tour,... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Last year, a fair few bloggers from all around the world agreed to be part of Paul Haig Day on 6th April 2009. This was in response to a plea that I put out over the internet after Paul and his manager had given great support to TVV and other blogge... more info

The Playlist — We're the first to admit that we're definitely anticipating "Hot Tub Time Machine" more than we thought we'd ever be. On paper, it sounds like the dumbest movie ever, okay, even in execution it's probably the dumbest movie ever, but goddamn if we hav... more info

Guardian Music — This tortured boy wonder creates ingeniously sad sounds full of the wan melodies of dream pop. It's shoegaze on a shoestringHometown: Blacksburg, Virginia.The lineup: Jack Tatum (vocals, instruments).The background: Girls who coo over Nutrasweet elec... more info