Totally Fuzzy — Any Major Dude said... ANY MAJOR CHRISTMAS SOUL VOL. 1 1. The Flirtations – Christmas Time Is Here Again 2. Rotary Connection feat. Minnie Riperton – Christmas Love 3. The Emotions – What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas 4. The O’Jays – Christ... more info

Guardian Music — Combining literate songwriting with scratchy textures, this Scottish artist could be the Aphex Twin of piano balladry or a post-glitch EltonHometown: Edinburgh.The lineup: Andrew Eaton (vocals, piano).The background: If yesterday's band reminded us o... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley describes McFly's ascent from guitar-toting teeny-boppers to 'entertainment hosts' for the multimedia generation Time to meet McFly, who, while I wasn't really looking, over six years, since they were all teenagers, have released 16 singl... more info

Guardian Music — Attention pigeons: Kings Of Leon take on some big outdoor dates (30 May, Coventry Ricoh Arena, and 17-26 Jun, starting at Sunderland Stadium Of Light, livenation.co.uk) and headline Friday night at the Isle Of Wight Festival (10-12 Jun, Seaclose Park... more info

The Mirror — Dance duo The Ting Tings will join pop pioneers the Pet Shop Boys for Mencap’s Big Noise Session on December 8th at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo. more info

Guardian Music — Are we witnessing the death throes of pop music? Take a look around you and the signs are everywhereThese days, in any given seven-day period, you can find plenty of examples of something that historians will one day describe as the key moment when ... more info

411 Mania — New single from legendary band... more info

Perez Hilton — Check out the British band's just-released music video for Together (above)! more info

Idolator — The music video for new Pet Shop Boys single “Together” is actually quite light on Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe themselves, but presents a fairly entertaining and amazingly choreographed boy-from-the-other-side-of-the-tracks-meets-girl storyline�... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Yes, I know it was originally released by The Village People in 1979, but it wasn't until Pet Shop Boys did their take on it in 1993 that it became a real institution.The supporters of thousands of football clubs have adopted it in some shape or form... more info