As I read yet another blog rave or lavish review, I keep returning to this Hercules & Love Affair album; a record I keenly want to like, but can never quite get on with. If you’ve somehow missed all the fuss thus far, it’s an opulent nu-disco album, populated by a cast of New York nightlife denizens (including, most conspicuously, Antony Hegarty), and released on James Murphy’s eccentric but generally trustworthy DFA imprint.

Plus, shows lined up in Dubai and Cape Town

Le 'Scratch' Perry, Chic and Roni Size all confirmed for the world music bash

The Mercury Music Prize winners to collaborate at Awards ceremony

The band are set to play only British show at the End Of The Road

Extremely rare copy of the band's infamous album up for sale

Michael Gondry's latest lacks his trademark surrealist spark

By filming in English, Won Kar-Wei forfeits his crown - stars Norah Jones, Jude Law

London date of the 'Replicas' annivesary tour up for grabs

Further to my Portishead blog last week, a CD turned up this morning, so we've finally been able to hear a couple of tracks that wouldn't work on our secure stream. Quite abrasive on first listen, but I'll report back later.