Linkage: Plug Awards, Faithless, Michel de Hey, Brian Eno, Rub N Tug & more

- Nominees for the annual Plug Independent Music Awards have been announced, and voting is now open to everyone.

- Faithless Podcast: "A couple of weeks ago, we spent about an hour and a half at the Faithless studio, recording Maxi, Blissy and Rollo chewing the fat with Colin Murray (Radio 1 DJ, face of Five's football coverage, host of the excellent Radio 5 show 'Fighting Talk'" [ColumbiaRecords]

- NYC Nightlife Installment 30.0 by Patrick Russell: "Often times though, the artists and DJ's making the music are unable to benefit from spreading the sounds they love." [365Mag]

- XLR8R's Fred Miketa brought Tom Moulton, the man responsible for inventing the 12-inch single, and nu-disco masters Rub-N-Tug together for a conversation on favorite records, clubs, and much more. [XLR8R]

- Pink-sized UK rap sensation Lady Sovereign apparently had an on stage meltdown this weekend in Los Angeles. [BigShot]

- Apple Pro presents Brian Eno: Let There Be Light. "With “77 Million Paintings,” legendary musician and producer Brian Eno explores the aesthetic possibilities of light and generative software." [Apple]

- Paul Kalkbrenner and Frechman Djinxx have remixed Michel de Hey's monster tune 'Snert' for the de Hey's own Hey! imprint. [365Mag]