Pitchfork — From Guns N' Roses' "November Rain" to Billy Ocean's "Loverboy", great music videos are bursts of sound and vision that leave an indelible impression. Director's Cut is a Pitchfork News feature in which we chat with music video directors about their ... more info

Guardian Music — Christina Aguilera's album is disappointingly predictable. Is she just the latest artist to suffer from record label intervention?In his review, Alexis Petridis called Christina Aguilera's Bi-On-Ic "occasionally brilliant and brave, occasionally teet... more info

The Culture Of Me — Florrie is back on this bank holiday with a new cut called "Come Back To Mine" that's reminiscent of a disco pop icon like the konitchiwa queen Robyn or "Black Cherry"-era Goldfrapp, but with a much more heavy leaning on... more info

Pitchfork — On her new album Bionic, Christina Aguilera worked with some very cool people, including Santigold, Goldfrapp, Ladytron, and Le Tigre. The album, due June 8 from RCA, has leaked to the internet, and RCA is doing a pretty masterful job of shutting d... more info

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Metalsucks — Half-assed appropriations of black metal imagery can join ironic facial hair, fixies, and rapist glasses on the list of tiresome, worn out memes that hipsters keep trotting out long after they’ve worn out whatever welcome they had (see also the rec... more info

Guardian Music — Stevie Wonder hits the UK, Toy Story goes 3D, and it's the last ever Big Brother – our critics pick the unmissable events of the seasonPopStevie WonderAnyone who can't face braving Glastonbury to see the Motown legend's Sunday-night set can head to... more info

Perez Hilton — Check out Goldfrapp's just-released video for their new single, Alive, above. Major win!!! more info

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Pop Justice — Goldfrapp's 'Alive' video appeared online yesterday. It is the sort of "oh why not" video artists make when they know the chances of heavy Box rotation are fairly slim anyway. if you're in a hurry: 0:02 Five robed figures in a pentangle. 0:07 Alis... more info