Guardian Music — Janelle Monáe! We've been counting down to the Guardian's best album of the year – and our No 1 surprised some of youThe Guardian's top 10 albums of 20101) Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)2) Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark T... more info

Guardian Music — Here's the top 40 of the year, as voted for by the Guardian's rock and pop writers1 Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid2 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy3 Hot Chip One Life Stand4 Arcade Fire The Suburbs5 These New Puritans Hidden6 Caribou Swi... more info

Guardian Music — Hot Chip's fourth LP was both ecstatic and eclectic. Crucially, it saw them drop the self-mockery and bare their soulsIn a pop world obsessed with the new, "Band makes amazing music on fourth LP" isn't a headline to excite tastemakers. Hot Chip were ... more info

Guardian Music — Pete Doherty and Billy Bragg among those teaming up to record John Cage's silent composition in a bid for Christmas No 1Later today, Pete Doherty, the Kooks, Billy Bragg, Imogen Heap, Orbital and many more will gather in a London studio, collaboratin... more info

My Chemical Toilet — I am a bit ashamed that this collaborance has seemingly passed me by, but better late than never I surpose. I’m sure I’m about the eleven killionth blowhole to opine that Hot Chip are the 21st century’s answer to New Order. Bedsit melancholy cr... more info

Guardian Music — This ultra-hip supergroup features contributions from members of Spank Rock and Gang Gang DanceWIN WIN (capital letters artist's own) are producer/remixer XXXChange, DJ Chris Devlin and visual artist Ghostdad. XXXChange is most famous for remixing Th... more info

Stereogum — When Bethany Cosentino, Kid Cudi, and Rostam Batmanglij made a video for their Converse-funded “All Summer” they opted to don over-sized versions of their own heads and move into a “warm apartment.” Despite featuring two “Hot” bands, thin... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Chloe Hayward) Hip hop and R&B are rarely this self-aware and also even rarer to be both that and aware of its surroundings and reference markers, but such is the case with the UK's hip hop/pop front-runner DELS, whose exceptionally funky a... more info

Nialler9 — The official video directed by Andreas Nilsson (Fever Ray ‘If I Had a Heart‘, Yeasayer ‘Madder Red’) for the Converse-curated track. The clip also features Stephen Morris (New Order / Joy Division) on drums. You can download the track at the ... more info

Radio Exile — Welcome to the “lazy post!” “Converse releases the dynamic music video to the original song “Didn’t Know What Love Was” – a genre-blending collaboration featuring outstanding British artists Bernard Sumner from Bad Lieutenant, New Order... more info