411 Mania — Star Power this week is the topic of musical sexuality along with news about artists such as Beck (again), Ringo Starr, Leonard Cohen, Snoop Dogg, Richard Hell, David Bowie, New Order, Lady Gaga and more! more info
Guardian Music — Tony Wilson may have got the plaudits, but any Mancunian musician will tell you that Bruce Mitchell is the heart and soul of the city. Dave Simpson meets himWhen Anthony H Wilson died in 2007, the obituaries described the Factory Records founder as ... more info
Altsounds — Green Label Sound, a free exclusive singles label, offers up its latest music video from Holy Ghost! The video features the Green Label Sound single "I Will Come Back." True to early '80s New York City-style, the video for "I Will Come Back" is a rem... more info
Quick Before It Melts — I’m a sucker for anything tha remotely sounds like, or reminds me of New Order, and, though I hate to introduce any new artists by way of comparison with an already established act, the opening moments of “Charlotte’s On Fire” by French-E... more info
Battery In your Leg — It seems strangely appropriate and unsurprising that The Legends are labelmates with The Mary Onettes on Labrador Records. They sound like kindred spirits to me, though where The Mary Onettes 80s fixation focuses on The Cure & New Order, The Legends ... more info
Battery In your Leg — Seems like there have been about 17 million retrospectives on New Order & Joy Division in the last 20 years. Substance, Permanent, The Best of New Order, International, Retro, Singles, Heart & Soul…the list goes on. Understandably so, as few bands ... more info
Guardian Music — Previously dismissed as toys, drum machines soon had sticksmen running scared after the arrival of these two credible, powerful instruments in the early 80sWhat are they? The first drum machines to feature digital sampling. Before the release of Linn... more info
Live Daily — The Berlin Wall hindered Paul van Dyk's ability to fully listen to Western European and American music as a child. But now he has been charged with writing the official song celebrating the anniversary of the wall's demise.
"We [he and partner Jo... more info