Guardian Music — The Rapture, On tourAs amazing as their synthesis of punk and funk was, the two elements were always at war within the music of the Rapture. Emerging under the aegis of James Murphy's DFA records, their House Of Jealous Lovers single honoured their o... more info

The Quietus — Sepia-tinted popster presents an oversaturated, eighties-ish 'synthfomercial' about his very own mini analogue synth more info

Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonThis was an intriguing double bill, matching one of the originators of the experimental British psych-folk scene against its most interesting current exponents. Mike Heron was a founder of the Incredible String Band, the 60s heroes who ... more info

Metalsucks — In 2006, Kerrang! celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Metallica’s Master of Puppets by releasing Remastered, a re-recording of the entire album with each song performed by a different band (Machine Head did “Battery,” Trivium did the title ... more info

Metalsucks — Only five releases today, which is fine, because it’s my birthday and my college started classes back up yesterday. We still have a bunch of stuff coming out this fall to get excited about, but this week is highlighted by releases from Leprous and ... more info

We Like it Lossless! — 4AD / 2011It's not like it's his first full-length offering, but nonetheless there's a weight and a composure to this release, right down to its sequencing, presentation and home on 4AD, which screams "debut LP proper". Fair play to the geez, he's do... more info

Guardian Music — Soulwax's latest project – bringing album covers to life – nearly broke them'It took up two and a half years of our lives," says David Dewaele, one half of Soulwax, the electro-rockers who all but invented the mashup. "It affected my psyche," he ... more info

Guardian Music — We, The People, BristolWhile some city festivals offer bizarrely eclectic bills that seem to reflect simply whoever was available at the time, the lineup for Bristol's inaugural We, The People has been carefully selected with the musical predilection... more info

Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonOn the late, great Barbadian trumpeter Harry Beckett's birthday – 30 May – a score of musicians came to pay their respects. Beckett, who died last year after an almost six-decade career in UK jazz, was at home with everything from i... more info

Guardian Music — (ENJA)Belgian musician Schumacher indicated new jazz-vibraphone directions with his Here We Gong session last year, and he launches its successor with a handful of UK gigs in the summer, starting with a Vortex show on 31 May. This set similarly touch... more info