Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonFor fans of jangly, emotionally acute indie-rock, Big Star are an ur-band, although their third album, variously dubbed Third and Sister Lovers, is apt to separate the mere admirers from the cult devotees. Recorded in chaos, never pro... more info

Gigwise — Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor speak of dismay at current music scene more info

Guardian Music — With a singular sound that nods to R&B, folk-rock and hip-hop, Hot Chip are among the greatest modern pop acts. So why, on the eve of their fifth album, are they still perceived as geeks?'Best to get it out and be done with it," Joe Goddard tweeted ... more info

Guardian Music — Italian Vogue has named this cafe – which serves up a steady diet of avant-garde music – Britain's coolest venue. Alex Needham finds out what the fuss is aboutIt's a Thursday night at Cafe Oto and emotions are running high. A hushed crowd has ju... more info

Music For Ants — UK electro-pop maestros Hot Chip just premiered “Flutes”, the first track from their highly anticipated fifth studio album, and no surprise, it’s an absolute dancefloor banger. Beginning with a cut-up vocal sample that’s constantly on loop, �... more info

Guardian Music — Hot Chip seek inspiration in the 80s on this first taste of their forthcoming album – if you can only bear to watchIn an interview with Pitchfork on Thursday, Hot Chip's Joe Goddard explained that one of the band's big inspirations for their forthc... more info

XLR8R — After more than a decade of well-received writing and performing, four critically and commercially successful albums, and even a top-ten hit, Hot Chip has cemented itself as one of the UK's premier electronic acts. But with success comes elevate... more info

Stereogum — When Joe Goddard isn’t co-leading Hot Chip with Alexis Taylor, he’s half of the dance project the 2 Bears, alongside fellow producer Raf Rundell. The 2 Bears have remixed Death Cab For Cutie’s single “You Are A Tourist” for Death Cab’s fo... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Homework Mix by DJ Hotsauce 01. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco (Para One Remix) 02. Nero – Crush On You (Brodinksi Remix) 03. Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf (Mickey Fortune Remix) 04. Klever – Let The Music Play 05. Carte Blanche feat. Alexis Taylo... more info

NME — Alexis Taylor hopes to release their next album in the first half of 2012 more info