Court jester of the music industry (and actually quite a talented pianist, composer, producer and performer) Gonazales makes a triumphant return with Soft Power out April 7th. Taking a backseat for the last few years to produce for other artists like his friend Feist, Gonzo follows up his introspective 2004 album Solo Piano , aptly contrasting it with upbeat and cheery feel-good melodies. The hairy ex-pat Canadian certainly hasn't lost his sense of humor or wit as you can...

Klaxons are heading back into the studio to create the follow up to their Myths of the Near Future , the Mercury Prize winning record of 2007. The group will collaborate with producers Focus (Dr. Dre, The Game, Destiny's Child) and Tony Visconti (Bowie) in the next couple months before jetting over to Italy to record the bulk of the full-length with James Ford (½ of Simian Mobile Disco), producer of their debut album. Keen to venture out stylistically from their flashy New Rave...

AEG Live/Goldenvoice, the promotion partners responsible for the annual April festival Coachella in Indio, CA, are applying their talents to a summer East coast event at Liberty State Park, NJ (just a ferry ride across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan). While the festival will not be branded with the Coachella label, the event is expected to follow in the footsteps of the Coachella ethos in music. Headliners for the 2008 Coachella Festival (4/25-4/27) will be announced in the...

The ongoing writer's strike is now expected to interfere with and possibly grind to a halt the upcoming 50th Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Both the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) have taken proactive stances against the Grammy's by refusing to grant a waiver for the CBS telecast and planning to picket the entrance to the show. Musicians who sympathize with the writers' associations may also...

As reported in late 2007 , Goldfrapp are releasing their 4th album Seventh Tree February 14th (date moved) on Mute Records. The Andrew Duffus directed video for single "A&E" is the first fruit of their labor. "A&E"

Perennial cornerstone of the Trip Hop/Electronica movement in the 90's Tricky returns from his 2003 LP Vulnerable with Knowle West Boy (name taken from the neighborhood in his native Bristol). Though his most recent work lives in the shadows of his collaborations with Massive Attack and his solo debut Maxinquaye (1995), Tricky's ace up his sleeve may be in the form of Dave "Switch" Taylor, the producer responsible for the majority of M.I.A.'s stellar 2007 banger...

Moby's first single from his forthcoming Last Night (out March 10 via Mute) record "Alice" feat. Aynzil and the 419 Crew has a new video. Directed by Andreas Nilsson, the apocalyptic visuals portray car explosions, animal heads, black magic, floating heads - Aynzil's included, fights, drumming, fire balls, and static - all pretty fitting with the lyrics. The music itself is recognizably Moby, but certainly a departure from his 5th studio full-length 18 . Of the new album,...

The French electro duo Justice (Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay) is back to play New York City - this time at Madison Square Garden. Juctice recently received Grammy Awards nominations for "D.A.N.C.E." in the Best Dance Recording and Best Clip categories as well as for the Best Electronic Album for †. In addition to those accolades, the group has been nominated for 6 Plug Awards. What more needs to be said? Set your alarms for just before 9 AM on Friday (when they go on sale) and get...

Eschewing New York's downright painful winter weather, Turntables on the Hudson, NYC's longest running outdoor dance party, has relocated to Miam's South Beach with weekly Saturday shindigs through February 15th. Expect their signature eclectic Afro, Latin dance grooves at the Spiegel Tent in Collins Park, (21st Street and Collins Avenue). $10 to party from 10 PM – 3 AM. Turntables On South Beach, Miami Every Saturday January 5th: DJ's Nickodemus & Le Spam (Le Spam...

Sébastian Tellier, the Frenchman responsible for the 2005 blissed-out, balearic anthem "La Ritournelle," is back with a third album, Sexuality (out in February), produced by Daft Punk's Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo. View the video for the first single "Sexual Sportswear" below. "Sexual Sportswear"