DrownedInSound — Unless you've been living under a rock somewhere on the outskirts of Darlington its very probable you'll already be aware of Gaggle, the twenty-three strong all-girl choir whose members go by such monikers as Wunderla, Namsoo and Gusset while soundin... more info

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Guardian Music — Noisy Berliners put their "girl gang" vocalists to the fore. And now they're backWhen shouty techno noiseniks Atari Teenage Riot were originally around in the first half of the 1990s, they didn't sound like anyone else. Pop loved Take That and indie ... more info

Nialler9 — A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. Highlighted gigs this week include The Slits, O Emperor, Beardyman, hot electronic/dubstep artist James Blake (more on him later), Hope Sandoval, Ted Leo and the Pharmacist... more info

Pitchfork — Once again, Pitchfork has curated a stage at the San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival, which takes place at Parc Del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain May 27-29. Now, we can reveal our stage's lineups. Acts playing the Pitchfork stage include No Age,ÂÂ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-01 London, England - Camden Crawl05-02 Oxford, England - Jericho Tavern05-03 Southampton, England - Joiners Arms05-04 London, England - White Heat at Madame JoJo's *05-05 Bristol, England - Louisiana05-06 Nottingham, England - Bodega05-07 Manchest... more info

Pitchfork — Before Sleater-Kinney went on indefinite hiatus in 2006, Corin Tucker's feral wail was one of the most righteous, powerful, earth-shattering sounds in all of indiedom. But since then, we've been largely deprived of that voice. Tucker has sung backup ... more info

Spinner.com — Legendary female punk group the Slits have announced a full UK and European tour to take place this May, around the group's festival appearances in the UK, Italy and Spain. Featuring founder members Ari Up and Tessa Pollitt, the band released thei... more info

Guardian Music — Are there any angry women left in rock and pop? Joan Jett, riot grrrl figurehead Kathleen Hanna and others talk about where it went wrong – and right – for female musiciansJoan Jett is remembering a time long ago, before women were ruli... more info

Guardian Music — This soaring, epic single from the Blackpool band took early 80s electro to dizzy new heightsThe popularity of European electronics from spring 1977 onwards had a huge impact on disco and dance music. Donna Summer's I Feel Love and Kraftwerk's Trans-... more info