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The 10 best nights this week Lil B, Grimes, Bok Bok, Ikonika and more are our hot tips for gigs to check this week.

Dogs doing lists #24: Schlock, Vomit, Karaoke! This week @dogsdoingthings riff in their own absurd way on the art of the duet, peeling back the cheesiness to reveal a sadness that stings.

The 10 best new records, according to Alexander Nut Rinse FM mainstay selects his favourite new releases.

The 10 best nights this week From Joy Orbison in Manchester to Gwilym Gold in London, here are ten unmissable nights coming up in the next seven days.

Dogs doing lists #23: When We Crashed On Our Tandem and Landed In Dubstep “Where’s the drop?” wonder @dogsdoingthings in this week’s wavy pop cultural missive.

The 10 best nights this week The very best of the coming week’s parties that you wouldn’t, shouldn’t, want to miss.

The 11 best electro tunes, according to Egyptian Lover The LA veteran DJ/producer talks us through his favourite classic electro tracks, ahead of his live show this Saturday at London’s Corsica Studios.

The 11 best warehouse tunes, according to Martyn Concrete-floor fillers from the Dutch DJ fond of blending the ruff with the smooth.

The 10 best nights this week As New Order once said, let’s go out and have some fun.

The best 20 songs of 2012 so far The toppermost of the poppermost: the 20 songs that have defined radical pop this young year.

Dogs doing lists #22: A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History This week @dogsdoingsthings bend time, space and reality to reveal moments of startling clarity.

NTS's five best recent shows Five incredible shows from the London music station celebrating its first birthday.

The 20 best albums of 2012 so far Our round-up of the best records released this winter sees a new class emerging.

Dogs doing lists #21: In which Philip Larkin discourses on the Special Relationship Sex and politics: they’re one and the same say @dogsdoingthings as they ponder on the tangled, grimy web of UK-US power relations.

The 10 best kuduro tunes, according to BreY Superb London-Angola producer BreY on the brutal, brilliant beats of kuduro.

The 5 best places to eat during SXSW, according to Pure X Nate from Austin’s own Pure X shares his favourite spots to refuel during this week’s SXSW music festival.

The 10 most hyped bands at SXSW 2012 A handy cheat sheet to the most hotly tipped music acts playing Austin, Texas, this week.

The 10 best SXSW 2012 parties Who to see and where to hang when you’re not eating BBQ-ed food in Austin, Texas this year.

Dogs doing lists #20: Red Carpet Bombing Reading between the lines of the Oscars with our regular culture vultures @dogsdoingthings.

The 10 Best Modern Music Books On World Book Day, the 10 recent books on music every shelf needs.

Dogs doing lists #19: In Memoriam W.E.H. In the wake of an emotional week in music, @dogsdoingthings pay a sharply poignant tribute in their own special way.

Five moments from the Grammys last night America’s biggest music awards ceremony is never without controversy, so we’ve made a note of all the key things you should see from last night’s spectacle.

Dogs doing lists #18: Faithful Unto Death This week’s list from our favourite canine friends finds them turning their piercing gaze towards the New York Police Department.

5 of the best live shows at DURRR As the London night prepares to celebrate its 5th birthday, we pick our favourite PAs.

9 of reggae producer Winston Riley's many, many songs A short tribute to a departed don.

7 songs about dragons Celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year Of The Dragon with some of our favourite dragon related songs.

Dogs doing lists #17: Awards in Slapstick High Achievement With the internet in meltdown (sort of), the world got ever weirder than usual this week but fret not because @dogsdoingthings will always out-weird everyone.

On Blue Monday, 5 great performances of Blue Monday 5 videos of New Order’s Blue Monday, on the bleakest day of the year.

Dogs doing lists #16: Digested Reads Our dear friends @dogsdoingthings turn over a literary new leaf for the new year, yet remain as sweetly unhinged as ever.

Dogs doing lists #15: A Christmas Creature Feature As the day draws near, @dogsdoingthings take a moment to reflect on our mad, mad world with a festive glint in their eye.

The 52 best songs of 2011 Our favourite examples of the pop song from the last 12 months.

The 25 best music videos of 2011 The very best music promo clips of the year.

Music businesses of the year From a free mixtape megasite to the world’s most exquisite experimental label, we count down the most interesting and inspiring firms of the year.

Dogs doing lists #14: Those Included in the Present Classification Deep in list season, @dogsdoingthings turn in their morbidly witty take on the act of rating and recording.

The 12 best EPs of 2011 In a year that has seen the extended player pushed into vital new shapes, we count down the form’s best examples.

5 nice things about Kwes The newly signed Warp artist makes his live debut tonight. Here’s why you should be there.

Dogs doing lists #13: Frankfurt Schoolhouse Rock! Amidst global economic instability and civil unrest, @dogsdoingthings make strange sense of the madness in this week’s rock’n‘roll list.

5 of DJ Shadow's weirdest samples Ahead of his UK tour, here’s a handful of some of the sample master’s strangest sources.

5 songs to make you dance and cry by Depeche Mode founders As two synth pop stalwarts announce a collaborative album we celebrate the genius of Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore.

Dogs doing lists #12: Missed Connections: #OWS 4 RADIOHEAD (Zuccotti Park) In what’s probably a career-defining moment for the ‘OK Computer’ band, @dogsdoingthings turn a political eye to the musings of Thom Yorke and co.