Altsounds — Synthpop pioneers *Erasure* are back with *Tomorrow's World*, the band's first album in more than four years. The new album is out *Fall 2011* and is produced by one of the UK dance scene's most exciting new talents, *Frankmusik*, whose remixing cred... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Florrie (born Florence Arnold on 28 December 1988) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer and model. Closely associated with the Xenomania production house, since joining as their in-house drummer in 2008 she has played live and on record for popu... more info

Guardian Music — The band have returned to a moribund music scene crying out for Jarvis Cocker's acute class-consciousnessPulp, who played their first concert in the UK for nearly a decade at the Isle of Wight last Saturday, were the last art school band. That doesn'... more info

Guardian Music — It's your party and you can cry if you want to, but here are your favourite songs about that most bittersweet of celebrationsBirthdays are supposed to be happy occasions. Presents, parties, surprises and treats. But they're also a stark reminder of t... more info

Guardian Music — Stadium of Light, SunderlandThe doom-mongery about the music business is put into sobering perspective by the eyewatering statistics concerning Take That's live reunion with Robbie Williams, touring with them for the first since 1995. Progress Live, ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Excellent BBC FOUR Documentary, originally aired in 2009, following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage. In the late 1970s, small pockets of electronic artists in... more info

ContactMusic — Lady Gaga once averted an awards show fashion disaster by borrowing a pair of pantyhose from British pop stars Girls Aloud. The Poker Face hitmaker was scheduled to perform at the Brit Awards in London in 2009 with the Pet Shop Boys, but suffered.... more info

Impose Magazine — This week you had your pick of the litter in the world of pop music. Beyoncé and her girls were running the world and campaigning for the best video of 2k11 (or all time), Pet Shop Boys re-released their live work 'collaboration' with Robbie William... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Most of the records that sit in the cupboard are, as you would expect, of the 7" and 12" variety. But I do have a handful of singles that were released in 10" form (although I'm reliably informed that size is irrelevant.....)This particular piece of ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — At their best, duos are a uniquely formidable type of creative chemistry. Whether Simon & Garfunkel or Pet Shop Boys, Steely Dan or Soft Cell, an alchemical magic occurs when two simpatico minds go in pursuit of a singular result. Torquil Campbell ... more info