He first came to my attention around 2006 with his debut album ‘1983’ and Flying Lotus is still warping the boundaries of what electronic music can be in the 21^st Century. If you’re liking the hip-hop experimentation of J Dilla or even the electro-jitters of recent Radiohead albums, then Flying Lotus has got the mind expanding beats for you. He plays at Rote Fabrik tonight.
Thursday 8.30 pm, Rote Fabrik

The Bad Bonn Kilbi (funfair) is a great little music festival that happens out in the boondocks of Bern. So, why am I telling you Zurich Ronsters this? Well, Bad Bonn has teamed up with Exil and Moods to bring their countryside music experience to our urban metropolis. It’s held over 2 days in Exil with a fine line up of bands, singers and djs. Headliners include avant-garde composer Glenn Branca on Friday, playing the Swiss premiere of a new composition and on Saturday, Thurston Moore, main man with Sonic Youth. 
Friday and Saturday 6.30 pm, Exil

As ice skating rinks start to pop up all over town with their jingle bells and reminders of Christmas’ past, let’s stop for a moment to consider it’s urban cousin: the roller-disco. If you have an urge to party like it’s 1981 then head down to Supermarket this Friday for the Roller Disco Club. Forget the sporty in-lines and crash helmets, all you really need are your 4-wheeled groove riders (or roller-skates if you prefer, hireable there) and some 80s disco sounds to keep you rolling. Forget what it means to be cool in 2011 and find out how it felt in the 80s.
Friday 10 pm, Supermarket

Evelinn Trouble is well named. The Zurich singer’s music sounds like the dark places where bad things happen. As the synths, heavy bass lines and jagged beats all jostle for position, it’s clear that Evelinn’s soaring, powerful voice is the ring master. She plays at Restaurant Viadukt this Saturday, and is supported by another female-fronted, mean and moody band from the States, She Keeps Bees. 
Saturday 9 pm, Restaurant Viadukt 

As the dark days of winter wrap their arms tighter around us, Assembly by Elephant sounds like a sunbeam breaking through the clouds. Enjoy.

As the digital tsunami continues to drown all analogue equipment in its wave of ones and zeros, the Museum of Obsolete Objects has opened its doors online.  Like beachcombers sifting through the wreckage, they have found the most important objects of our recent past and given them a home. In their own quirky way they’ll tell you about such ancient artefacts as the tape cassette and fax machine. They even predict the computer mouse becoming obsolete by 2015.