XLR8R — Danny Yorke lights up a spliff in his London flat and takes a patient puff before telling me about how he remixed Ikonika, released two artist albums, and is auditioning tracks for his Eye4Eye label's next release. It's been a busy 2010 so ... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Hungarian economist turned artist is using digitally manipulated photographs that create almost apocalyptic imagery from real life to promote environmental awareness. more info

Altsounds — Copy: Copy (aka Marius Libman) is the one man, keytar wielding, melodic beat master of Portland Oregon's underground dance music scene. Innovative and catchy, he was first known for eruptive dance parties, until his debut album proved how head... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Male Bonding’s music video for “Pirate Key” almost looks like an advertisement for Altered Zones. Don’t believe me? How about now? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recomend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it ... more info

Topix — CALIFORNIA AoeBER ALTERED: Ron "Skip" Greer takes on vocal duties in the 2010 version of Dead Kennedys, under the watchful eye of East Bay Ray . more info

XLR8R — It's a little less than a month until Graz, Austria's Elevate Festival gets underway, but in the meantime, the folks running the whole thing will be giving out free MP3s through a podcast series on their website. Tunes from the likes of Gir... more info

The Vinyl Villain — That lot pictured above are Rosa Mota. That's Rosa Mota the band as opposed to Rosa Mota the famous marathon runner.The band formed in 1992 by and consisted of Ian Bishop (vocals/guitar), Julie Rumsey (vocals/guitar), Sacha Galvagna (guitar), Michel... more info

XLR8R — The spliff-smokin' North Londoner Danny Yorke (a.k.a. Altered Natives) has just made available a slew of rare low-slung house tracks on his SoundCloud page. read more more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Virginia band Wild Nothing has such a painfully impeccable list of summer 2010 influences (C86, early Cure, Field Mice, a Captured Tracks record deal) that if its members emerged from a zeitgeist-creating laboratory in some Altered Zone, we'd hav... more info

Guardian Music — This duo make pop music for the under-eights. But don't run away – like Toy Story, these alternative nursery rhymes are aimed at adults tooHometown: Newcastle.The lineup: Kathryn Williams and Anna Spencer.The background: The Crayonettes are two mum... more info