NME - Pinglewood — The Shimmer are a bit flash. Produced by ex-Clor man Luke Smith and led by David Hanks their music is seductive and synthesized, like a replicant Human League, a darker Sparks or a swaggering Suicide. They're here to satisfy your noirpop needs. If... more info

The Culture Of Me — Up to this point, we'd always heard a pretty apparent referential point leaning towards the likes of Depeche Mode, OMD or, even, some of the mid-point Human League stuff in the arrangement and delivery of the Binary duo NightWaves, with... more info

Stereogum — Dr. Martens are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a digital ad campaign designed to remind you that rock stars wear Dr. Martens. This didn’t work so well last time around. But this time they’re doing something that directly involves musicia... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Dam-Funk is one of the most intriguing musical artists to come onto the L.A. scene in the last few years. Dam-Funk is one of the most intriguing musical artist... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Dam-Funk is one of the most intriguing musical artists to come onto the L.A. scene in the last few years, a one-of-a-kind funkster with a vision and an obsession. That obsession is funk, yes, but it's the big-tent version of... more info

Nialler9 — Oddly this is for a Dr. Martens campaign celebrating 50 years which will see the likes of The Duke Spirit, Noisettes, Buraka Som Sistema (can’t wait to hear them cover ‘Buffalo Stance’), Raveonettes, BRMC, MC5’s Michael Davis and N.A.S.A... more info

Guardian Music — Jay Sean and Taio Cruz have achieved something very few British acts have managed – selling R&B and urban pop back to the US. They tell Lola Adesioye how they did itEvery few years, the US charts are subject to what is always called a "British... more info

Guardian Music — Former Melody Maker news editor Carol Clerk, who died last week, was a role model for female music writers. She loved old-school rock — and the bands loved her backCarol Clerk wasn't the first female rock journalist, but she was the first one ... more info

KEXP Seattle — It’s been a busy year and a half for Victoria Hesketh, a.k.a. Little Boots. After initially garnering accolades for her YouTube videos of pop song covers, including Hot Chip and The Human League, her pop star has been on the rise. She has since tou... more info

Guardian Music — The day after he loses out on a Brit to X Factor group JLS Paul Morley meets Tinchy Stryder, one of the new breed of popstars who mean business A few hours after he lost out on a Brit Award for British Single of 2009 to JLS, which whoever you are has... more info