Consequence of Sound — The most intense kind of summer school. more info

Guardian Music — Industrial decline? Far from it. Luke Turner hails the craftsmen of a very British, bleak but danceable, hammer-and-tongs technoLike a tin of WD40 and a clapped-out drill, there has long been a satisfyingly functional relationship between industrial ... more info

DrownedInSound — When Factory Floor's Nik Colk Void announced she would be collaborating with Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti from Throbbing Gristle at last year's Mute Records curated Short Circuit festival, the sighs of baited breath from London to New York and ... more info

Guardian Music — Somehow I found myself reading poems with some of my avant garde heroes. But was the Sonic Youth man really praising my back catalogue onstage? Does growing older reduce your relevance as an artist? And would I ever get my tax return done?I'm being a... more info

Stereogum — On the new album Transverse, a couple of different generations of bleak British electronic music team up. Carter Tutti Void is the new trio made up of Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti, both original members of the fucked-up industrial pioneers Thro... more info

Guardian Music — Their new album Be Strong is infused and informed by classic dance music. Here, the duo's Raf Rundell pays tribute to the tunes that inspired themThe 2 Bears have received rave reviews for their debut album Be Strong, a record that is a hymn to the ... more info

Guardian Music — (Southern Fried)On paper at least, omens augur a little ill for the debut album by 2 Bears. Joe Goddard has a plethora of activities in addition to his day job in Hot Chip – he collaborated on one of last year's finest singles, Gabriel – but his ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — All pop music is love and theft, and Soft Metals are particularly upfront about both. The arty Portland electronic duo formed in early 2009, with singer Patricia Hall and keyboardist/programmer Ian Hicks becoming a romantic couple not much later. Th... more info

Guardian Music — Wise Blood These Wings (Loose Lips)Wise Blood's Chris Laufman joins Rod Stewart, Joe Strummer and various gentlemen of the blues in a surprisingly full list of musicians who have, at one time or another, earned a wage digging graves. One hopes he exe... more info

Guardian Music — This week Sigur Rós talk about their future plans, while REM talk about not having anyIn the news this weekKeith Richards: Rolling Stones to rehearse for first time in yearsSigur Rós to release new albumAdele and Spike Jonze triumph at UK Music Vid... more info