Stereogum — If the first word Dots And Loops calls to mind is "plasticine," the second is "yielding." That these two concepts somehow fail to contradict one another is among the continuing mysteries about Stereolab's fifth LP, which turns 20 today. There had alw... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Welcome to one of the busiest and most quietly epochal years there ever was if only for the emergence of the Spice Girls. First appeared on TV three months before Wannabe's release, lest we forget. At one end of the pop spectrum Oasis were coloni... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — We've hooked up again with the homies at RACQUET Magazine on a new mix to commemorate the release of their beautiful fourth issue for Summer 2017, and to pay tribute to the GOAT, Roger Federer. Featuring seasonally appropriate jams from Washed O... more info

Core News — “Cabaret Voltaire’s Richard H Kirk joins Stuart for a Wyrd Dysko, choosing three upbeat and unusual tracks for a different dancefloor look. The Featured Album is Bert Jansch’s beautiful ‘Avocet’, recorded in Denmark in 1978. And there’s m... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Reading back contemporary overviews of music from the end of 1993 it's striking how US rock was grouped together as one intransigent whole, which means that Nirvana, in the year of In Utero and the recording of Unplugged In New York, are usually ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Rob Mazurek is building a life’s work. Coming up in the Chicago free music scene, the cornet player and composer has made pioneering music alongside his peers, including Tortoise, Jim O’Rourke, Stereolab, and Jeff Parker, and collaborated with ja... more info

DrownedInSound — Sanae Yamada of Moon Duo revels in the glory of Stereolab's masterpiece more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brooklyn's Operator Music Band make motorik, analogue-synth noise rock that is probably the closest this city comes to Stereolab in 2017. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — UK quartet Novella released their new album Change of State earlier in February via Synderlin, which continues their trek though hazy, motorik territory. (Fans of early Stereolab and late-'80s 4AD, take note.) The band made the album in a Victor... more info

Core News — “Iggy returns with a sonic cocktail to kick the weekend off. This week he has tracks by Stereolab, Chuck Berry, Noveller and Destruction Unit. Iggy’s musical legacy has inspired and energised rock and roll’s alternative spirit since the late Si... more info