Quiet Color — by pelly The 16 hour flight from L.A. to Sydney can be extremely entertaining (especially if you fly on Virgin) but after watching your third movie in a row you start thinking “this trip better be worth it” – With shows booked at the Falls Fest... more info

melophobe — If you like Sleigh Bells - who holds 8th place in our best albums - chances are this mixtape will be right along your preference of genre. Derek Miller has put out a 10-track playlist of his favs via RCRD LBL, featuring artists such as Crystal Castle... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Prog/metal/electro ambassadors Pure Reason Revolution made their return this autumn with third album 'Hammer & Anvil'. Co-written and co-produced by ex-Cooper Temple Clause (RIP) man Tom Bellamy, it's a much heavier affair than its spacey predecessor... more info

Guardian Music — Here's the top 40 of the year, as voted for by the Guardian's rock and pop writers1 Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid2 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy3 Hot Chip One Life Stand4 Arcade Fire The Suburbs5 These New Puritans Hidden6 Caribou Swi... more info

Guardian Music — The pop star's interest got Derek Miller the sack as a waiter, but there's no hanging about for a duo making an instant impressionContradiction seems to be the foundation on which Brooklyn-based duo Sleigh Bells are built. It's there in their sound, ... more info

Dirty Physics — Who says I can't post anything but techno? I'm really digging this duo to come out of Brooklin, New York, Sleigh Bells consists of Derek E. Miller (guitarist, songwriter, producer) and Alexis Krauss (vocals, my new wife). They released their debut al... more info

The Culture Of Me — Written and directed by Spike Jonze, "I’m Here" is a 30-minute love story about the relationship between two robots living in L.A, in, yes, a world where robots and humans co-exist. We saw the film at this past summer's exceptionally well-done and ... more info

melophobe — For the past two years, melophobe invited its contributors to vote for their favorite albums blindly, unaware of what other contributors were loving and loathing. In 2010, we got proactive. From January on, we shared music, and when voting time came,... more info

The Music Fix — If they ring, do you listen? more info

Guardian Music — The Observer's pop critic reviews a year in which teen pop triumphed over rockFor those listening out for high notes in a withering music industry, the arrival of Take That's Progress album provided some succour. The reunion between Robbie Williams a... more info