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BRMC buddy rides Britpop-fuelled rocket

Latest from thriving '60s jazz veteran

Avant-garde noise merchant turns it down to brilliant effect

Baltimore freak lets it all hang out

Power pop with guts

Tales of sleazy sex from young Canadian singer-songwriter

Imagine if the Cheeky Girls were as good as retro-kitsch archivists will probably one day pretend they are. 200 km/h In The Wrong Lane is that sort of record. The two lead singles off this fantastic piece of pop product—"Not Gonna Get Us" and "All The Things She Said"—are produced by Trevor Horn. Suffice to say they represent the latter's finest work since Grace Jones'"Slave To The Rhythm" in 1985. Despairing, frantic and caressing are the twin vocals of latest tabloid shock sensations Lena Katina and Julia Volkova; one soft, the other strident.

Playful electronica from Japanese DJ

He's The Man again

Doom-laden noodling from NYC's latest press darlings