Metalsucks —   Metal Insider‘s Bram Teitelman just keeps bringing it with the golden oldies of embarrassing “before they were famous” videos; this chili dog commercial starring Cinderella and this ad for Warrant’s 1-900 number were bonafide gems. Where... more info

Guardian Music — (Domino)Once Shoreditch's answer to Zelig, popping up in the background of every micro-trend, Dev Hynes has relocated to the States. His music has changed, too, the delicate folk of Lightspeed Champion shed in favour of the sound of the 80's British ... more info

ContactMusic — A Flock Of Seagulls star Mike Score is convinced mankind is on the verge of a major discovery concerning life in outer space - 30 years after he sang about aliens making contact with earth in songs like (It's Not Me) Talking, Telecommunication and I.... more info

ContactMusic — A Flock Of Seagulls frontman Mike Score is completing work on his first solo album - 25 years after the original line-up of the I Ran hitmakers disbanded. Score has been touring under the name for the past decade with a new group, but now the man.... more info

Abeano — The Strokes new album, ‘Angles’ is out today. Here’s what life long fan Fred Macpherson makes of it. 1. Machu Picchu To paraphrase late 60s prog rock also-rans The Nice, Angles “is pregnant with promises and anticipation, but is mu... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sweeny said... Grass Widow Post-punk earnestness from San Francisco's Grass Widow at Partly Porpoise http://partlyporpoise.wordpress.com Ted Barron said... Keep it to Myself Buddy Guy @ the Boogie Woogie Flu http://boogiewoogieflu.blogspot.com Taba... more info

Guardian Music — Neil Young's latest is frightened, confused, and a bit of an effort. All good signs, says Alexis PetridisIt perhaps befits a wilfully contrary artist that a bad review might act as the best advert imaginable for his new album. One august rock critic... more info

Allmusic Blog — Did you ever wonder what happened to the guy who directed all those light-saturated, stage-y, weirdly dramatic videos back in the ’80s? He made videos for bands like Flock of Seagulls, Woodentops and Icicle Works, then disappeared in a haze of dry ... more info

the fakeRICH weblog!!! — Our weekly party is baaaaaaaack!! This time we are combining No Msg’s love for funk / soul with BBGuns’ obsession with Rupaul and a Flock of Seagulls. It really doesn’t get any better than that! SELL OUT SATURDAYS is back THIS SATURDAY for ro... more info

Guardian Music — In the States, she is heralded the epitome of class and sophistication, but Sade's first album in a decade received little fanfare in this countryThey call her music a "quiet storm" but there hasn't been much of a storm, quiet or otherwise, about the... more info