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Portrush's big musical day out was under threat this year - until the Chemical Brothers saved the day.

Cyndi Lauper's new album, 'Bring Ya to the Brink' is great. It's uptempo dance, house, trance and New Wave.

Lauper: "There are a lot of young people who need help, who feel alone and who are being discriminated against." AP / MARK J. TERRILL Cyndi Lauper doesn't stop trying until she gets what she wants.

Low Brow Cyndi Lauper Bring Ya To The Brink Cyndi's 1984 debut, She's So Unusual, spawned a million side-pony-tailed technicolor dance parties and, a quarter-century later, Brink will probably set off a million ...

Cyndi Lauper doesn't stop trying until she gets what she wants. That applies to music, especially her new album of dance music, 'Bring Ya to the Brink' . And it applies to her work on social issues, especially ...

“A dance album that you can move to and enjoy on a surface level. But if you want more than that, there's a lot to discover inside the lyrics... these songs get pretty deep .”

Biography Pop music icon Cyndi Lauper will release her highly-anticipated new album Bring Ya To The Brink on Epic Records , May 27th. via Download.com Music

Madonna might belong to the world now, but we had her first in Michigan. On March 10, 2008 -- 25 years after the release of her first album -- our own Material Girl will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ... via The Detroit News

“Gary is an iconic act, whose pioneering emotive electronica has stood the test of time and influenced a whole spectrum of contemporary musicians. "The Wickerman Festival is very proud to have him headline the main stage on Friday night.”

ELECTROPOP godfather Gary Numan has been announced as a surprise headliner for the folky Wickerman Festival. via The Daily Record

This week we're revisiting and reflecting upon the original write-ups for some of our favorite Bands To Watch playing SXSW '08... We're writing this from our day party during Liam Finn's set, making the shaggy ... via Stereogum

U CHOOSE 40 Saturday / 8.30pm An all new season where it's your chance to tell us what to play! It's simple. via C4 Music Television

U CHOOSE 40 Saturday / 8.30pm An all new season where it's your chance to tell us what to play! It's simple. via C4 Music Television

The Edinburgh Fringe hit Into the Hoods , ZooNation's street dance version of Sondheim's Into the Woods , will hip hop its way into the West End's Novello Theatre. via Playbill

DISCUSSED Justice "D.A.N.C.E.," Cross , The Field From Here We Go Sublime , There are three kinds of people who love dance music: people who love dance music , people who love dance music, and people who love ... via The Village Voice

“Bacardi B-LIVE is a great ongoing project for Bacardi to be involved in. It allows us to keep supporting some of New Zealand's most accomplished musical talent, while bringing some of the world's best talent for all New Zealanders to enjoy”

Well known ex-pat Mark de Clive-Lowe will be performing a live MPC set with Sharlene Hector of Basement Jaxx on vocals. via Scoop

Retro-pop: Great things are expected of Palladium Music listings If 2007 was a slightly disappointing year for new music then 2008 promises to offer at least a little more variety. via This is London

Some say Indian "Thriller" is the essence of Halloween. For others, it's "Halloween" by Helloween. via The Pitch

“Something that moves in an organic way, with blurring edges.”

The shuffler: As a member of the unhinged art-rock band Animal Collective and as a solo artist, Panda Bear crafts mesmerizing sounds that play like ritual music from a wild, woodsy world. via A.V. Club

The production duo of Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton released several of Britain's most respected and enjoyable progressive house anthems of the '90s from their base in South London. via WSNX-FM Grand Rapids

ALBUM: 'Mantaray' Backstory: The legendary, genre-busting British group Siouxsie and the Banshees has been together for more than 30 years. via Hartford Courant

A piece of musical theatre, deftly executed on a bare, galleried stage, that dares to be serious Parade It's all the better for not being anything like your conventional Hollywood film A Mighty Heart David ... via This Is London