Pop Justice — Eyes down, look in: » 1967: David Bowie writes a personal, quite moving five paragraph letter to a fan on the other side of the planet. (The Sun) (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2799510/Fan-finds-1967-note-David-Bowie-wrote.h... more info

Dalston Oxfam Shop — My friend Matthew Stone sent me a random  mix of Warm Leatherette by The Normal that was so good I decided to post it. I made the artwork to go with it cause he's too busy of an artist to make it himself :)Matthew is a very special person.  In the ... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. Well, here we are - mashing it up on the last day of 2009. Not only do you get this brand new mashup (which is literally hot off the presses) but you get my picks for the best of the year, the best of the entire decade, ... more info

3hive — We just included Pocket's Top 9 of 2009 in our on-going Best of 2009 lists from friends of the 'hive. Be sure to take a gander that way for his take on art, apps and laughs along with his cover of New Order's "Sub-Culture" for next year's tribute alb... more info

Guardian Music — At this time of knees-up fun, you need menacing and foreboding music – and this London trio's synth-noir should be a vigorous corrective to all that mulled wineHometown: Hackney, London.The lineup: Gabriel Gurnsey, Dominic Butler, N Colk.The b... more info

I Like Music — Welcome The Human League to Stoke Park for the first time on Saturday 17th July 2010 more info

Guardian Music — He arrived in 1979, bringing synthpop to the masses. She is part of the bold new wave reinventing the genre for the 21st century. So what happened when Gary Numan met Little Boots?As far as Little Boots is concerned, only one thing happens at this re... more info

NME — Plus George Clinton and Chipmunk to play more info

XLR8R — If you're at all a fan of synth-pop pioneers Cabaret Voltaire or Gary Numan, it's worth catching at least a glimpse of this free and awesome 87-minute documentary that the BBC produced on the roots of synth pop. Folks from The Human League,... more info

Guardian Music — This Fab Four, from Düsseldorf rather than Liverpool, created an entire musical genre with their pioneering sound. Now, the pop robots return with their classic run of albums remasteredAnticipation for the forthcoming Kraftwerk box set, The Catalo... more info