Randy over at the We *heart* music voxblog recently posted about the Leeds ensemble The Manhattan Love Suicides, whose sound hearkens back to the days of Talulah Gosh, Velocity Girl and their ilk from both sides of the pond. Catch some tracks at MySpace, particularly “Keep it Coming”.

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The Guardian takes a jab at the purple one’s latest single: “It sounds like a musical inferior doing an impression of Prince.” Ouch. But also, sadly, true. You can listen to the song and a watch a promotional video here. The new record, Planet Earth, is out July 24 in the US on Sony/BMG. In […]

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With a note posted on the Joan of Arc website, Tim Kinsella announced his departure from Make Believe, citing his distaste for touring and the inherent “rock band lifestyle, which I have felt less and less connection to for a long while now.” Entering a self-described “hermit-mode”, Kinsella, has a “pile of new songs to […]

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Q says to, calling the film “extraordinary.” The fellow that plays Ian Curtis was in a garage rock band called 10,000 Things, whose debut album received a rather uncharitable one star review from the magazine in 2005, but, now that he’s turned to acting, Q claims that he is “an actor of singular talent, responsible […]

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The New York Times published a piece yesterday covering the underground rumblings of French duo Justice, whose sound is a bit rougher and tougher than, say, the slick, atmospheric soundtracks of bands like Air, adding noise to its propulsive beats. The new, evolving strain of electronic music that Justice is at the forefront of trades […]

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After a rough week, Lily Allen was due for some semblance of good will, and playing at the charitable Concert for Diana on Sunday probably mended her slight PR snafu. And, hell, she even showed up sober.

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