Discobelle.net — “Juju & Jordash’s ‘Jewsex’ is Horn and Lipson with Frankie remade epic Italo High Energy. Fun Fun’s ‘Happy Station’ with balls and a touch of the Simple Minds. The ‘Clubsex’ mix traps a Pacman and has it bouncing off a wall of feedb... more info

Guardian Music — Before their pursuit of world domination turned them rubbish, Simple Minds were capable of transcendent beauty – as this 1982 track attestsThere's a whole PhD thesis to be written on when – and why – good bands turn crap. Perhaps someone's alre... more info

Guardian Music — Heaven, LondonThe disparity between the way M83 leader Anthony Gonzalez looks (like he should be modelling Calvin Klein underwear) and the way he sounds (epic) is one of several things that make his electropop band distinctive. A Cannes native now b... more info

Altsounds — Simple Minds are pleased to announce a very rare and exciting opportunity to see them perform material from their first five albums at four intimate UK venues, in February and March 2012. These landmark shows, lasting over two and half hours, wil... more info

DrownedInSound — Those Southend kraut-goths The Horrors aren't just snobby fans of Can, Bauhaus and Simple Minds, no siree, they've taken their crate-digging hands and reworked Gaga's 'Bloody Mary' into a throbbing beast that's half-Skying, a third Mother-Monster-ant... more info

Guardian Music — Friendly Fires, On tourFriendly Fires are a band whose music is flying through the 1980s. Having started with streamlined punk-funk, full of wild drumming and guitar thrashing, they've now arrived at 1983 and Club Tropicana. The band's current album ... more info

Guardian Music — Gorillaz, Tinie Tempah, Professor Green and others could benefit from innovative ideas around their musicOne of the worst conference cliches currently floating around the tech industry is this: app developers are the new rock stars. The idea being th... more info

The Vinyl Villain — From TVV, Sunday 21 June 2009...The only thing is I cant tell you what I said.This was a post that brought a DMCA notice to TVV.  It was a post full of praise for this 1979 single and b-side:-mp3 : Simple Minds - Chelsea Girlmp3 : Simple Minds - Gar... more info

Altsounds — The band has just released a remix of a hot up and comer by the name of Kyla La Grange. The track is called "You Let It Go," and is unbelievably addictive with a touch of pop and a whole lot of The Kill Van Kulls. Drawing comparisons to Echo ... more info

Guardian Music — The Horrors could be poised to move into anthemic mode. But given the fate of their predecessors, should they bother?A British band reaches its third or fourth album. They have become a minor fixture on the national scene – their identity is assure... more info