Guardian Music — Thanks to YouTube, this 70s synth-punk band who never released a record have finally found an audienceThe clip begins with a frontal shot of a helicopter: the sound of its take-off bleeds into descending synthesiser notes. A caption comes up: "Scream... more info

Guardian Music — This enigmatic and elusive group take you forward into the past, like Caribou covering Cabaret VoltaireHometown: Berlin/London.The lineup: (info not available).The background: We were a bit disappointed on Friday by Magnetic Man because, we thought, ... more info

Pitchfork — Indie Wire reports that a new documentary about the genius of revolutionary writer William S. Burroughs called A Man Within is set to feature a soundtrack by Sonic Youth and Patti Smith. Interviewees in the doc include Iggy Pop, Smith, Thurston Moore... more info

Totally Fuzzy — This is post # 10.500 on http://totallyfuzzy.blogspot.com We moved here, to blogspot, on May 9th 2007 from http://tofuhaus.antville.org. Haven't heard from herr k in years, he never replied to my latest emails, if he ever got them on his old fuzzy gm... more info

Guardian Music — Troubled singer invites former Oasis frontman to come and have a go if he thinks he's hard enoughIt's been 15 years since his last record, but Adam Ant has celebrated his return with an extraordinary interview in which he claims he would beat Liam Ga... more info

Guardian Music — This week, Erykah Badu strips off where JFK was assassinated, while Shakira gets sweaty with a Wimbledon championErykah Badu – Window SeatThe trouble with our virally interconnected, YouTube-dominated world is that a perfectly average song can... more info

5 Acts — Listen to the new track from Wildbirds & Peacedrums on their MySpace page or sign up for The Leaf Label's mailing list and get the "Fight For Me" mp3 for free!http://leaf.greedbag.com/subscribe/(More info below - taken from the Swedish duo's MySpa... more info

Guardian Music — Time for something a bit different this week, as Music Weekly investigates incredible lost synth-pop from the early 80s. Cold Wave was a scene that was never a scene – a bunch of musicians scattered across Europe (and beyond) who emerged out o... more info

Guardian Music — This solitary singer's bad-mood music conjures the dark, dour Manchester and Ian Curtis and Ian BrownHometown: London.The lineup: Julie Campbell (vocals, guitar)The background: "Where have all the nervous people gone?" asked sometime guardian.co.uk/m... more info

Guardian Music — The first time I saw Hot Chip was at London's Spitz in 2003. I fell in love instantly (what's not to love about a bespectacled man doing a monkey dance in a bright orange Puffa jacket?), but didn't anticipate them hanging around for four albums (wher... more info