Guardian Music — Lady Gaga has got it wrong: the Thin White Duke's brilliance cannot be reduced to his ability to strike a decent poseSo the Thin White Duke is with us once more, throwing darts in lovers' eyes, pursuing his interest in the Gnostic myth of the Fall, b... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dr Steve said... By no means a literal timeline of a genre, just my interpretation. Songs with the right feel and attitude from the 60's until now, admittedly, mostly centred on the golden age. Plenty of swagger from the U.S, the U.K and a slight det... more info

ContactMusic — Mark Ronson wants his tour to be "somewhere between Kraftwerk and James Brown". The producer has just made his third album - 'Record Collection', under the name... more info

Guardian Music — (Now-Again)Seu Jorge is the wild card of contemporary Brazilian music. He's a soulful samba star and successful actor, best known for his roles in City of God and The Life Aquatic, in which he sang acoustic versions of Bowie songs in Portuguese. Now ... more info

Pop Justice — "Sparkling debut album from sultry Euro popsters Riviera F. Think Talking Heads vs Modern Talking, Kraftwerk vs Abba, High Heels vs Highlights, Euro Boys vs West End Girls." That sounds quite good doesn't it. In fact they make it sound amazing. Not... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Last week via Tumblr Damien Jurado and Richard Swift dropped Other People’s Songs Vol. 1, a free, 9 track, digital download featuring the pair covering some of their favorite songs. The tracks range from Bill Fay and John Denver to Kraftwerk and Ye... more info

Guardian Music — White boys struggling to convey the passion and soul of 60s r'n'b? The Milk do a good job of challenging the stereotypeHometown: Chelmsford.The lineup: Ricky Nunn (guitar, lead vocals), Mitch Ayling (drums, backing vocals), Luke Ayling (bass), Dan Le... more info

Silent Uproar — Damien Jurado and Richard Swift have just released a collection of covers, Other People's Songs Vol. 1, recorded a couple weekends ago on a four-track cassette recorder. The recordings, which include songs from Kraftwerk, Yes and John Denver, are ava... more info

Stereogum — After reminding us “The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love” (aka the summer is best experienced in 3/4 time), Lekman appeared on the Australian game show Spicks And Specks dressed like Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider (or Gary Numan’s Swedish ... more info

Guardian Music — This highly touted French pop-rock crew might have a bulging contacts book, but they need to write some killer tunesHometown: Paris.The lineup: Lionel Pierres (vocals), Hervé Loos (drums), Pierre Lucas (synth), Pierrick Devin (bass, guitar, synth).T... more info