Just when you thought your thirst for French/German electro-house had been quenched, the original instigators Daft Punk are back to tour North America this summer. Joining the duo are their manager, Pedro Winter’s own signings to Ed Bangers records, Kavinsky and SebastiAn , as well as Brooklyn’s The Rapture - the openers alone would no doubt slaughter a crowd with razor sharp synth chords and stomping robot-rock beats. Summer is nigh and looking to...

Mutya Buena (formerly of the Sugababes ) has been given Amy Winehouse’s blessing at a recent music industry party to work on a track together. Buena, who left the British girl-pop group back in 2005 to raise her daughter Tahlia Maya , is now set to collaborate with Amy on a song to be released in the months to come. This is in preparation of Mutya’s premier solo release Real Girl (out in June), featuring production work by Groove Armada . The...

Canadian turned French indie artist, Feist's first single "My Moon, My Man" was released Tuesday (3/6) on digital and 10” vinyl media. If the rockabilly-influenced track is any indicator of her album The Reminder (out April 23rd in Europe, May 1st in America and Canada), be prepared for another LP of quality and catchiness. Feist, whose first high school band as a teenager opened for...

Starting April 27th on the back of Joss Stone's latest album on Virgin, Introducing Joss Stone (out March 20th), the talented teenage UK vocalist will tour 16 North American cities. It will be her first proper tour in 3 years. "When I say, Introducing Joss Stone , it's like, finally, now they've given me the chance to actually create a piece of art, to create an album that has a start, a middle and a finish," Stone told Billboard. It's quite extraordinary to be...

XLR8R magazine has opened its multimedia channels to internet TV recently with XLR8R TV . The show, which is uploaded in semi-monthly episodes, premiered last week with its host, XLR8R editor Vivian Host . From the off, the program is providing the same keen insight the publication has brought you, and already France’s DAT Politics and The Bay’s Zion I have been featured . Episode 1.5, which airs...

Los Angeles' Stones Throw records have put together a nice little giveaway package especially for fans who make it to their Hella International night at the Miami Winter Music Conference on the 23rd of this month. The prize? How about an exclusive 3x12" boxset of unreleased material from all the cats you might expect: M.E.D., Percee P, J Rocc, J Dilla, Dabrye, Koushik and more. Also, Madlib’s partnered up with drummer/producer of The Roots, Slum Village, and...

Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good" entered MTV's Total Request Live (TRL) today. In addition to local coverage , the premier signifies the commencement of her nationwide exposure via the giant media factory that is music television and playlisted radio. In other words, we can all heave a sigh of relief knowing that her voice will be reaching the masses, who will hopefully, in turn, come to love her as much as we do. Indeed...

After five long years The Cinematic Orchestra (TCO) , headed by Jason Swinscoe , is finally releasing their third album Ma Fleur this summer (5/7 in Europe via Ninja Tune , 6/5 in the US via Domino ). The album was conceived back in 2005 when Swinscoe finished the preliminary tracks and handed them to a screenplay writer friend in Paris. After two years of going back and forth, exchanging ideas, the record's been completed, featuring three singers...

The heart and soul of Jamiroquai , Jay Kay is calling it quits with his current record company. Spurring the decision, his ex-label, Sony BMG had slowly been souring his deal over the years. "I haven't been happy there for a while," Jay confessed to NME . "I've had some ups and downs but in the end the downs were just too many. When we talked about me leaving, I jumped at the chance." Nasty rumors that Jay was leaving the music business spread through yesterday's...

2007 Brit award winner, James Morrison has just announced summer dates in forest locations to follow up his UK tour that commences tomorrow. In collaboration with the British Forestry commission, Morrison's scheduled five concerts around the island, four in June and one in July. The pastoral backdrops will no doubt serve to enhance the blissful sunny afternoons and steamy night performances to come – but fans will want to bring...