Guardian Music — This Canadian duo's debut album is so sleek you can see your reflection in the shiny surfacesHometown: Guelph, Ontario.The lineup: Geordie Gordon (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Evan Gordon (bass, backing vocals, production).The background: The Magic ar... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — At Underwire, Geeta Dayal interviews Jonathan Lethem about his 33 1/3 book on Talking Heads' Fear of Music album. The Believer also interviews Lethem. The Guardian profiles Beth Ditto of the Gossip, and streams the band's new album. Mark Kurlansky... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Last week's contest, which offered Jonathan Lethem's new 33 1/3 book on Talking Heads' Fear of Music album, prompted several friends to ask me about my favorite books in this series on seminal albums. This week, I am giving... more info

Starpulse — Cult singer St. Vincent is hitting the road with Talking Heads legend David Byrne after they recorded an album together. St. Vincent, real name Annie Clark, began working with Byrne in a New Yor... more info

ContactMusic — Cult singer ST Vincent is hitting the road with Talking Heads legend David Byrne after they recorded an album together St Vincent real name Annie Clark began working with Byrne in a New York recording studio after they met at a charity concert in 200... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The 33 1/3 series of books on seminal albums has featured a commendable variety of authors, and recently Jonathan Lethem's book on talking Heads' Fear of Music album showed up in my mailbox. To enter this week's contest, name... more info

Core News — “Renowned UK house duo X-Press 2 return to the 6 Mix for two hours of inspirations and current favourites. Rocky and Diesel first rose to underground prominence in 1993, with their tracks Muzik Express and London Xpress; and later enjoyed mainstrea... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The band: Body Parts, an Echo Park solo project-turned-band. The sound: The band plays a wildly melodic brand of indie rock indebted to cerebral dance music makers such as Talking Heads and Dirty Projectors. Founder Ryder Bach’s voice is a... more info

Guardian Music — A soundtrack with Will Oldham for a film about a Nazi-hunting rock star. An opera about Imelda Marcos with Fatboy Slim. David Byrne's collaborations continue to amazeIt is always pleasing to discover that a person's natural habitat is exactly how you... more info

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)One result of David Byrne's love affair with Brazilian music was a friendship with veteran singer and activist Caetano Veloso, who, like Byrne, mixes catchy tunes with ironic, sometimes surreal lyrics. This 2004 acoustic show is an entranci... more info