Guardian Music — To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the official singles chart, the Official Charts Company has ranked the top UK million-selling singles. See which songs make the list and which have sold the most• Get the data• More dataThe most authoritative ... more info

Guardian Music — Depeche Mode | Evanescence | Of Monsters And MenIn case you missed it Depeche Mode took a leaf out of Girls Aloud's book and announced a tour via a much-hyped press conference that was beamed around the world like a kind of musical version of the Bat... more info

Guardian Music — Hang on, this sounds an awful lot like the Human League. Oh, that's because it's the Human LeagueReading this on mobile? Click here to listenYou have to admire Phil Oakey's guts. In the late 1970s in Sheffield I got beaten up for wearing a green blaz... more info

Guardian Music — Indie revivalists who namecheck Cantona and Sega but seem to be trying too hard to spoof too many thingsReading this on a mobile? Click here to listenHometown: London.The lineup: Martin Bowman (guitars), Andrew Wagstaff (vocals), Simon Oldham (drums)... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — After spending much of 2012 out of the spotlight, Bruno Mars re-emerged Monday night with a YouTube video chat during which he answered fans' questions and premiered his new single, "Locked Out of Heaven." It's a lean, bouncy soul-rock cut that quick... more info

Guardian Music — Forget the are-they-aren't-they thing – Child Actor are cousins. But the melodies and concentration on affairs of the heart place them in the Dare/Rumours lineage, with an added R&B twistReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Boston.The lineup: Se... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch the new Mantle Sound Core video for About Me . Once again the San Francisco outfit with a soft spot for analog synthesizers, invited Russian singer Anastasia Gera to take care of the vocals. Slower than their previous single Ghetto House Mu... more info

Discobelle.net — Recently I’ve spent some time re-visiting old favorites – New Order, Fleetwood Mac, Hall & Oates, Talking Heads, Human League, etcetc. They’re all groups with a distinctive sound, synth line, or style that have turned them into icons. A current... more info

Guardian Music — Michael Quattlebaum's female rapper alter ego suggests some kind of cross between Diamanda Galas and Marilyn MansonReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: New York.The lineup: Michael Quattlebaum (voice).The background: Mykki Blanco is the "teenage f... more info

Guardian Music — The city's famous Guild Week is about to start, and it's going to see the launch of a 20-year epic which could change the lingering legacy of Charles Dickens' Hard TimesIt's got an ace bus station and was immortalised very one-sidedly in Charles Dick... more info