Topix — Today, he is almost universally recognized as one of the most important living figures of popular music. more info

411 Mania — From U2's Achtung Baby and David Bowie's Heroes to Talking Heads' More Songs About Buildings And Food and more, 411's Christopher Bell counts down the top 10 Brian Eno-produced albums! more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Brian Eno - 'Here Come the Warm Jets' In 1974, following his departure from Roxy Music, Brian Eno released his first solo album, Here Come the Warm Jets. The album (and its followup) is probably his most... more info

Guardian Music — (Higuera)Jeremy – now Jez – Kerr's A Certain Ratio were one of the first acts signed to Factory Records, and inspired LCD Soundsystem with their pioneering punk-funk. His solo debut has plenty of those trademark nimble, funky basslines but mostly... more info

Guardian Music — Those who dismiss the British dance duo as stadium techno haven't been paying attention. Their ambitious projects make them a perfect fit for the Olympics opening ceremonyA balmy night at the end of July 2012. The Olympic torch has finished its 70-da... more info

Guardian Music — Minimalism won the battle for stylistic supremacy in the 20th and 21st centuries – but became something its composers never intendedMinimalism is 50 years old this month. Today, the 20th century's most successful musical "ism" has got its repetitiv... more info

Altsounds — 2 Hearts and Chemicals is comprised of musicians Eli Lhymn, in Los Angeles, and Stephen Biebel, currently based in New York City (originally hailing from Pennsylvania, where the two met met when they were just 13 years old). Influenced by the work... more info

Altsounds — R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe made a surprise appearance on last night's The Colbert Report, where host Stephen Colbert said goodbye to the iconic band by putting Stipe on his Rock and Roll Shelf of Fame (literally.) They were then joined by guest Br... more info

Guardian Music — Bishopsgate Centre, LondonYou can generate all kinds of similes listening to The Necks: a picture gallery, an urban landscape, the surface of the moon. But the metaphor that sprang to mind for their latest appearance, at the London Jazz festival, was... more info

Impose Magazine — As the release stream of tunes turns into a slow leak, the end of the music year is almost upon us. While we still wait in faith for the year's final givings, we still have to endure the following follies: Courtney Love's great meltdown in Br... more info