The Vinyl Villain — KLASSIC KUTSIt's a small wonder that so many of the really special bands to emerge out of the shadows in the first decade of the 21st Century have names that begin with the letter 'K' .Especially so, when you consider that other than perhaps The Kink... more info

Guardian Music — (Soul Jazz)Growing up in 1970s Germany can't have been easy: your parents' generation were responsible for nazism. No surprise, then, that young musicians attempted to create music without a past, but they won't have expected their repetitive rhythms... more info

Guardian Music — Time for something a bit different this week, as Music Weekly investigates incredible lost synth-pop from the early 80s. Cold Wave was a scene that was never a scene – a bunch of musicians scattered across Europe (and beyond) who emerged out o... more info

Guardian Music — This soaring, epic single from the Blackpool band took early 80s electro to dizzy new heightsThe popularity of European electronics from spring 1977 onwards had a huge impact on disco and dance music. Donna Summer's I Feel Love and Kraftwerk's Trans-... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — See the new issue of NME for more on DM and James', aka Broken Bells', choices A record by a hero... Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express Danger Mouse: “For me these guys are the most influential band of the last 30 years.” [...] Read more! more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Anton Corbijn Michael Rother and the late Klaus Dinger formed the Düsseldorf duo Neu! in 1971, after both musicians left Kraftwerk. Over the next few years, they perfected a minimal, hypnotic pulse-groove that went on to have a seismic ef... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-06 Lincoln, England - Engine Shed *03-07 Preston, England - Guildhall * 03-08 Bradford, England - St. George's Hall * 03-10 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy *  03-11 Dundee, Scotland - Fat Sams * 03-12 Inverness, England - Ironworks * 03-13 Aberdeen... more info

MVSW — J.J. Fad ~ “Supersonic” Bringin ‘88 back! J.J. Fad was signed to Eazy-E’s Ruthless Records and had the album produced by Dr. Dre among others. Samples: Kraftwerk ~ “Tour De France“ Fab Five Freddy ~ “Change le Beat“ Lyrics: We’r... more info

Guardian Music — Kylie wants to work with them. Kraftwerk already have. Hot Chip are becoming superstars – and they're horrifiedAlexis Taylor is sitting in a London gastropub, staring at his lunch. He looks a little crestfallen, but then Taylor always looks a ... more info

Guardian Music — Animal Collective's forthcoming installation at the Guggenheim comes from a proud tradition of pop mash-ups with the art worldIt's better than copying Jackson Pollock and more ambitious than pretending to be full-time robots. The only surprising thin... more info