Pitchfork — From Die Antwoord's "Enter the Ninja" to Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy", great music videos are bursts of sound and vision that leave an indelible impression. Director's Cut is a Pitchfork News feature in which we chat with music video directors about ... more info

MTV.com News — Addition of Australian pipe instrument made for night's most eyebrow-raising moment.By Kyle Anderson Crystal Bowersox performs on "American Idol" on Tuesday Photo: FOX Tuesday night's slightly surreal episode of "American Idol" featured a h... more info

Pop Justice — Last we featured the Richard X mix of Hot Chip's new single 'I Feel Better' and today the band put the video online. It's pretty great - just when you think it's going to be little more than a mildly diverting "ooh we're a pop band but not a 'pop ban... more info

Stereogum — St. Louis producer Phaseone let out a solid half-hour mixtape masterclass yesterday with The Realest Shit I Ever Wrote, finding a connective thread with which to stitch everyone from Aphex Twin to Fleetwood Mac and back to J Dilla to his quilted beat... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Last year, OutKast's Big Boi released "Fo Yo Sorrows", a supremely funky track with iconic George Clinton and Too $hort cameos and the kind of synth tones we once heard on early-90s Aphex Twin records. Today, the track gets a video from directors Zac... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Last year St. Louis producer Phaseone dropped White Collar Crime, a sprawling mixtape that found him taking on Radiohead and Burial, among others. The Realest Shit I Ever Wrote is his latest mix, which features his take on Nite Jewel's "Want You Back... more info

Pitchfork — Last year, OutKast's Big Boi released "Fo Yo Sorrows", a supremely funky track with iconic George Clinton and Too $hort cameos and the kind of synth tones we once heard on early-90s Aphex Twin records. Today, the track gets a video from directors Zac... more info

Guardian Music — He might be hailed as a purveyor of maverick electronica, but Boy 8-Bit's music is far straighter than we imaginedHometown: Penzance.The lineup: David Morris (music, production).The background: With a Cornish address – he lives down the road f... more info

Guardian Music — This sonic spellcaster's magical and moving debut makes you feel nostalgic for a childhood you never quite hadHometown: Denton, Texas.The lineup: Bryce Isbell (music, production).The background: Nearly a year on and our love affair with chillwave/glo... more info

Guardian Music — Scottish bedroom musician Iain Campbell blends Muse and Aphex TwinWho is he?A 21-year-old named Iain Campbell from Clackmannanshire, central Scotland. He's just been signed to Island after a bidding war for his music, which sounds a little like Muse ... more info