Stereogum — Even with my never-ending obsession with music from the early ’80s, it’s a pretty rare opportunity when I get the chance to write anything about my favorites from that era. Last week, one of those rare opportunities popped up. I called Jim Kerr, ... more info

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Nialler9 — Electric Picnic has announced their first names for 2014 and it is impressive. Hitting Stradbally this year from Friday 29th – Sunday 31st August 2014 is Outkast! for starters plus: Portishead, Outkast, Beck, Foals, Pet Shop Boys, Paolo Nutini, Ch... more info

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Guardian Music — Conventional wisdom held that boys weren't supposed to like early Depeche Mode. Conventional wisdom was wrong Reading on mobile? Watch hereWhen I was in my mid-teens in the early 80s I had a small fan club. The consensus among them seemed to be that ... more info

Guardian Music — Scottish capital to ring in 2013 with theatrical and musical performances sharing the theme of luckEdinburgh will mark its 20th year of hosting one of the world's largest new year parties with a series of artistic, musical and sporting events to cele... more info

Guardian Music — If Branson bids for Virgin can he alter the music landscape again when recorded music revenues are falling?One thing separated Richard Branson from the other entrepreneurs who founded record labels in rock's golden age. For him, music was always a me... more info

Guardian Music — Emirates Stadium, LondonMinutes before stage time, Jay-Z's 99 Problems booms over the PA system, stirring the bedrizzled punters on the covered pitch, its titanic strut perfect for these vast environs. Such bold thrills are notably absent from Coldpl... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, NewcastleMisery loves company, but if misery comes with glimmers of positivity and a surging bassline and piano, there'll be that much more company. And so the melancholy-plus-uplift formula continues to click for Keane. "You've got no way o... more info