Guardian Music — After a career working in the shadows, is the world ready for Owen Pallett's divisive solo album about a farmer's fictitious world of Spectrum?You may not know the name Owen Pallett, but you know his symphonies. Those windswept, heart-in-gullet violi... more info

Pop Justice — Eyes down, look in: » Soul legend Teddy Pendergrass is dead at 59. Watch him literally walk down memory lane at his official website (http://teddypendergrass.com/). (San Francisco Chronicle) (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail??blog... more info

The Music Fix — Capsule Review: There's a fine line between using a band as an influence and committing something akin to musical plagiarism and Moonshot don't just end up on the wrong side of this line, they rub it in our ears for ten of these tracks. It doesn't ta... more info

The Vinyl Villain — May 1994. Blur had just enjoyed their biggest chart hit to date with Girls & Boys. The song chosen as the follow-up single was a bit of surprise. Instead of taking the easy way out with another upbeat indie-pop number, the boys went for a very sad b... more info

The Music Fix — Capsule Review: After a disappointing first disc (too many old and obvious riffs here; nicked from everyone from Pet Shop Boys to Eminem), Cream Future Electro really kicks into gear. Disc two strikes a perfect balance between the commercial and the... more info

Guardian Music — Tom Service charts his melodic milestonesIt's not much to look at, the stretch of road between the Helensburgh roundabout and Luss, on the west side of Loch Lomond. But that small section of the A82 resounds with music for me – to be precise, ... more info

8/1 — 1 - Brett Anderson – Wilderness2 - Patrick Wolf – Bachelor3 - PJ Harvey & John Parish A Woman a Man Walked By4 - Bat For Lashes - Two Suns5 - Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light6 - Wild Beasts - Two Dancers7 - Richard Hawley - Tr... more info

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The Newsroom — Eighties pop-electronic-dance icons, the Pet Shop Boys give a 3D concert in Berlin, and are planning a ballet for London more info

Undercover, Australia — Pet Shop Boys have recorded songs by Madness and Coldplay for Christmas. more info