Guardian Music — (Backyard)Chromeo's last album, 2007's Fancy Footwork, was an unlikely grower. Slavish in its idolatry of 80s funk-pop, it was both spectacularly garish and fiendishly clever, rebooting the most revived and reviled arena of pop with love. Were Montre... more info

Altsounds — Hurricane season seems an appropriate time for Shout Out Out Out Out to bring their out of control, force of nature live show to Asheville, North Carolina for this year's MOOG Festival. Other artists at the festival include MGMT, Devo and Hot Ch... more info

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Guardian Music — Robin Hill Adventure Park, Isle of WightBestival's fancy-dress tradition ensures some surprising sights, but few as unexpected as that of someone crowdsurfing to the xx. The trio seem pleasantly startled by the size and mania of the Big Top crowd tha... more info

Nialler9 — A selection of photos by The Noise In Our Heads‘ Danielle Graham from Electric Picnic. In order of appearance: The National, The Horrors, Friendly Fires, Two Door Cinema Club, LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, The Antlers, Villagers, Redneck Manifesto, Hy... more info

Guardian Music — Everything you need to know about this week's Mercury prize winnersLast week, it's fair to say that the xx hadn't quite entered the consciousness of the great British public. Firing off emails to your boss saying "Are you a fan of xx?" could have led... more info

Guardian Music — Indie minimalists The xx take home coveted £20,000 Mercury prize for eponymous debut albumEthereal indie minimalists The xx last night won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize and the £20,000 cash that goes with it for their eponymous debut album, beating... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Here's your weekly round-up of the ten best MP3 downloads on the web this week. Love 'em? Hate 'em? Leave us a comment below. 1. Hot Chip – ‘Hand Me Down Your Love’ (Wild Geese Remix) Stop by Hot Chip’s official website for a free remix from... more info

Guardian Music — Guitar music was once a no-go area for the techno purist, but German label Kompakt is forcing a rethink, says Tony NaylorTechno and indie: historically, these have been separate, hermetically sealed genres; parallel worlds; sworn enemies, even. To th... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces the Mercury prize nominees and winners that make up his prizes and awards discussion panelAfter a couple of decades, there are a couple of hundred acts to choose from when it comes to assembling a panel to discuss what it was l... more info