NME - Radar — Did anyone else used to get serious willies from The Teddy Bear's Picnic? What's with making songs for tiny children with creepy rumpy-dumpy minor chord progressions about loitering around woods? I mean, look at the dude that wrote it Henry Hall u... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Pettina Gappah's short story collection An Elegy for Easterly has won the Guardian First Book Award. Eye Weekly profiles The XX. Though most critics describe the band’s icy guitar parts and bleeding-heart synths as decidedly Young Marble Giant... more info

8/1 — 50. Max Richter – Waltz With Bashir OST49. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II48. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid47. Bruce Springsteen – Working On a Dream46. The Black Crowes – Before the Frost…45. Cate... more info

Music is Art — so glad to have been able to finally witness long island, ny’s glassjaw live with brand new. coming soon a review of their show by my friend mike fox! [mp3] glassjaw -- ape dos mil (worship and tribute, 2002) Related posts:video :: i met the walr... more info

Guardian Music — Florence And The Machine hit, recently remixed by The XX, has a long and convoluted historyThe XX's terrific, chilly two-step remix of Florence And The Machine's You've Got The Love is one of the defining tracks of 2009. It's also probably the only e... more info

Guardian Music — Ever wondered what Chris Martin would sound like singing over demos of the last Portishead album? Then you'd better investigate this electro duo ...Hometown: London.The lineup: Samuel Chase (vocals) and James Cameron (electronics).The background: The... more info

My Old Kentucky — We played this new re-mash-mix from Jams Dean on our SIRIUS XM Blog Radio show today, but have had it on repeat since he sent it over a while back. Jams' early 90s-esque, unapologetically silly rap lyrics seem way more profound over top of The XX's ... more info

Abeano — I don’t know much about enigmatic, Pitchfork tipped Swedes jj . They don’t have a band website or a myspace. In fact the only thing I can find about them online is here . I first heard them when at CMJ, I heard someone DJing their bril... more info

XFM.co.uk — Band "ridiculously sad" at departure of Baria Qureshi... more info

Music is Art — This is the official video for The XX’s remix of Florence and the Machine’s’ You’ve Got the Love.  Such a magical reworking. Share & Enjoy: Related posts:Thoughts for Tonight: Florence and t... more info