The Playlist — David Byrne and Brian Eno self-released "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" to critical acclaim in 2008, and it was supported by the "Songs Of David Byrne & Brian Eno" tour that saw Byrne (sans Eno) playing songs from the album, as well as ot... more info

The Playlist — We're the first to admit that we're definitely anticipating "Hot Tub Time Machine" more than we thought we'd ever be. On paper, it sounds like the dumbest movie ever, okay, even in execution it's probably the dumbest movie ever, but goddamn if we hav... more info

Guardian Music — Xiu Xiu, On tourFrom America, and named after a Chinese film, it might be tempting to think of Xiu Xiu as a cosmopolitan and exotic sort of band. One listen to the voice of main man Jamie Stewart, however, and you'll feel right at home. Arch, meticul... 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

Guardian Music — If Darth Vader was in a band, then this would be his chosen instrumentWhat is it? In our previous column, we looked at synthesisers that pretend to be guitars. Now we take a look at the keytar's evil 1980s twin-synthesisers pretending to be guitars. ... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Los Campesinos! Romance Is Boring (Wichita) Ooh er, this has all got a bit proper for a band previously preoccupied with glockenspiels and awkwardness. Now they're rocking a straightforward single and a classy vid featuring an absurd... more info

Guardian Music — Let us know what you make of the first Peter Gabriel record in eight years, which covers Talking Heads, Radiohead and BowieFor his first studio album in eight years, Peter Gabriel came up with an audacious plan. He decided to cover the work of his fa... more info

Undercover, Australia — Former Talking Heads rhythm section, the husband and wife drum and bass team Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, will be at SXSW to talk about the iconic New York venue CBGBs. more info

Here Comes The Flood — Take cover! The new Peter Gabriel album Scratch My Back is a mixed bag of golden oldies and modern day artist songs. Mainly orchestral and sometimes radically reworked Gabriel tackles the songs with a mixture of glee and respect. The more subdued s... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — I wrote about the b-side to this track last year (the accompanying video is ace). As previously mentioned, Kindness are from the UK and have thus far released one seven inch. Other than that I know very little. I’m bringing this back up as, due to ... more info