The Vinyl Villain — Back in April this year the world of Scottish music lost one it’s unsung heroes to cancer.David Band, who designed record sleeves for Altered Images, Aztec Camera and Spandau Ballet died aged 51.All of the early singles by Altered Images including ... more info

Guardian Music — With artists from Lady Gaga to Deerhunter currently sneaking in sax sounds, David Renshaw finds the instrument's curves are in all the right placesWhile Odd Future, Lisa Simpson, Lady Gaga and Bill Clinton may seem like a bizarre sort of supergroup, ... more info

NME — Go West and Dr and the Medics also signed up for '80s Rewind 2011' in Scarborough more info

Totally Fuzzy — The year is still young, so there probably will be several tracks added to this collection later in the year... Also inside.. today's round of blogspotting.. below.. after you clicked Read more... German Baroque Cantatas - Telemann, JC. Bach, Buxte... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Duran Duran - Band Favorites Andy Taylor's Picks Let's make it Duran Duran Day today then.. sort of... they are after all one of the defining and most memorable bands of the 80s MTV Generation... Duran Duran are an English New Wave band, for... more info

Guardian Music — This one's for you, George MichaelYou may be the genius behind Fastlove but, George Michael, as recent weeks have demonstrated, a technophile you are not. When you first joined Twitter, the keyboards of the Twitterati started clacking excitedly in an... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Rick Astley, the Human League and Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley are to co-headline this summer's Rewind Festival in Scone Palace, Scotland. more info

Starpulse — Rick Astley, the Human League and Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley are to co-headline this summer's Rewind Festival in Scone Palace, Scotland. Heaven 17, Bananarama, Hue & Cry, The Beat, ABC, T... more info

ContactMusic — RICK ASTLEY, the HUMAN LEAGUE and SPANDAU BALLET frontman TONY HADLEY are to co-headline this summer's (11) Rewind Festival in Scone Palace, Scotland.Heaven 17, Bananarama, Hue & Cry, The Beat, ABC, The Bluebells and Fiction Factory, who have reforme... more info

Guardian Music — With the Tories back in power, maybe a Thatcher-themed nightclub was inevitable. Maybe. Just don't venture into the toilets . . .This is uncanny. I'm washing my hands in a toilet in Chelsea and Margaret Thatcher is lecturing me. At least, I think it... more info