Guardian Music — Simon Le Bon and his crew enlist the man with the Midas touch to produce their forthcoming album – with a little help from a Kaiser ChiefDuran Duran have put 2007's disastrous Timbaland/Justin Timberlake-produced album behind them, entering th... more info

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Guardian Music — No, we don't mean taking more pleasure in Spandau Ballet than Radiohead. This week's musical entry in the emotional alphabet is all about the pangs of an aching conscienceGuilt is a complex beast, less a primary emotion than a subtle blend of several... more info

DrownedInSound — Like Radiohead? How do you fancy getting your hands on expanded versions of the Oxford quintet's first three albums? What's that? You do? Well, read on. more info

MTV.com News — Timberlake shows a rock bent with Kings of Leon, Black Keys, RadioheadBy Jocelyn Vena Justin Timberlake Photo: Jason Kempin/WireImage Although Justin Timberlake is "not working" on any new music for himself these days, he has been hitting ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I was a latecomer to electronic music. Instead of Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin, I jumped onto Ratatat, E*Vax, Clue To Kalo and electro-jazz stuff from St. Germain and Soel. With the relatively new "blog house" movement dominating what gets pimpe... more info

Guardian Music — Babe, Terror keeps the Brazilian revolution of sound contemporary by cannibalising No Age, TV On the Radio and Animal CollectiveLast year, a Brazilian artist called Babe, Terror contacted me via email to tell me about his new, self-recorded album. Ra... more info

New York Times — A classical soloist embraces the pop musicians who have special resonances for him. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Kravitz/FilmMagic When VH1 revealed that Behind the Music was returning with episodes dedicated to Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland, we asked our readers what musicians they thought should get the BTM treatment. Jane’s Addiction, Ryan Adams, Radi... more info

The Culture Of Me — We here around THE CULTURE OF ME were once obsessed with all things relating to Sassy and Dirt magazines.  And while those titles are long gone, the sentiment of how they covered the culture industries has indeed left its mark on writers and cultu... more info