Guardian Music — Brighton DomeViewers of BBC4's Synth Britannia would have seen Gary Numan's peers virtually queuing up to heap praise on Middlesex's foremost purveyor of dystopian pop electronica. Which was something of a surprise: at the height of his fame, one of ... more info

XLR8R — If you're at all a fan of synth-pop pioneers Cabaret Voltaire or Gary Numan, it's worth catching at least a glimpse of this free and awesome 87-minute documentary that the BBC produced on the roots of synth pop. Folks from The Human League,... more info

Scotsman.com — GARY Numan, the original electro-rocker, hit the charts in the 1980s with songs such as Cars and Are Friends Electric?. more info

AngryApe — For a special radio performance next month more info

The Music Fix — News: Press release from publicly-funded institution: Digital radio station BBC 6 Music today announces a duo of live sessions to celebrate the influence of two of the Eighties leading synth lights on today's new wave of pop vocalists. As part of t... more info

BBC 6 Music — 'King of synth-pop' Gary Numan and Little Boots to join forces more info

Guardian Music — This 20-year-old Londoner makes music that conjures up the feel of a chillingly elegant dystopia, a London of the near futureHometown: London.The lineup: Jack Latham (vocals, instruments, production).The background: We're a bit anxious about presenti... more info

411 Mania — They did that “Here In My Car” song right? In this edition of “The Savage Animal”, 411’s Mikey MiGo gives his first impressions of the six studio albums of “The Cars”. Wait… That... more info

Soul Sides — The Noisettes: Never Forget YouFrom Wild Young Hearts (2009) Cookin' On 3 Burners: This GirlDog WashCars (snippet)From Soul Messin' (Freestyle, 2009)It's funny but I started prepping for this post a couple of days before I read Jody Rosen's "DORF" t... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — The synth-pop hero on voting Tory, having Asperger's, and not getting his knob out. Hits and fame are nothing compared to having fans on the Starship Enterprise When I wrote my first albums, I did so thinking it was going to be transient pop music.... more info