Guardian Music — Like La Roux, MNDR are a duo with the guy hiding in the shadows. Also like La Roux, they know how to make belting synth popYou may have heard of MNDR via their excellent EP, entitled E.P.E. Or, more likely, you saw one half of the duo – singer Aman... more info

Stereogum — As we mentioned last month, Thom Yorke has teamed up with Bryan Ferry, Mark Ronson, Bob Hoskins, tennis player Andy Murray, and British Prime Minister David Cameron for a silent charity single called “2 Minute Silence.” I made a John Cage referen... more info

Guardian Music — The singer and the über-producer have been working together again and the results are, ahem, 'interesting'In April we reported that Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson were working together again, on three tracks for a Quincy Jones tribute album. Well, th... more info

Pop Crunch — Producer Mark Ronson recently re-teamed with bluesy “Back to Black” star Amy Winehouse to record a cover of Lesley Gore’s 1963 single “It’s My Party.” The track was the first big hit for pop/jazz/R&B superproducer Quincy Jones and is set ... more info

Idolator — Thank goodness for small miracles – Mark Ronson was somehow able to usher Amy Winehouse inside of a studio to record Lesley Gore’s 1963 song, “It’s My Party”, as part of Quincy Jones’ tribute album, Q: Soul Bossa Nostra (out November 9). ... more info

Dlisted — For Quincy Jones' tribute album, Amy Wino teamed up with Mark Ronson for a cover of Lesley Gore's The Chipettes' "It's My Party". Wino sounds like she's singing this with a broken Neti Pot filled with ice cold vodka firml... more info

Idolator — Swizz is churning out the goods on this first day of November – the producer released a brand new Monster Monday track, “Bang Bang”, featuring Pusha T and Pharrell. Funny, giving your song almost exactly the same title as another song released ... more info

NME — Ting Tings and Mark Ronson also regain Top Ten places more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Last week Mark Ronson dropped a pretty good cover of Arcade Fire’s “We Used To Wait” while visiting BBC. It’s a little bit more spaced out and minimal, and I like it, because it’s different from the gran bombast of the original. Grab an mp3... more info

The Independent — There is more fun to have at Battersea Power Station than the launch of the Conservative Party manifesto earlier this year. This weekend, it is transformed into a ski resort with 500 tonnes of real snow. And as the sun sets over the 32m high and 100... more info