Retro:
- blogalive's "Big 80's" theme week has morphed into a "New Wave" theme week, with live recordings from The Psychedelic Furs and Gary Numan
- La Blogotheque posts three songs from The Style Council
- Gutterbreakz profiles acid pioneer Gerald Simpson and features several tracks from 808 State and A Guy Called Gerald
- fire of rock features the early pub rock stylings of Ducks Deluxe; founding member Nick Garvey later went on to form The Motors
- and surely you must be wondering, whatever happened to Men Without Hats? largeheartedboy points to the article that puts you out of your misery
Not retro:
- music for robots posts the final track from Orbital's final album
- I've been listening to a streaming web radio station called SwissGroove for the last few days; they offer a nice blend of soul, funk, jazz-fusion, and downtempo electronica which makes for pleasant daytime listening