The 9513 Country Music — Who needs a will when you can write a country song instead? Turns out that country singers are pretty specific about the way they want to be laid to rest, whether it’s being propped up beside jukeboxes or having their stillhouses torn down or not b... 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

Guardian Music — On the eve of a US tour, the Xx trace their journey from the schoolyard to stardomIt feels more like a teenager's bedroom than a rock'n'roll dressing room. Childhood friends Oliver Sim and Romy Madley Croft sit drinking tea and chatting, while Jamie ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Assessing the trajectory of Four Tet’s creative arc is like watching a drunk weave through traffic: dizzying, difficult to follow and ostensibly an accident is bound to occur -- except that it never has. Throughout his 15-year career, Kieran H... more info

Guardian Music — This go-to guy for dubstep remixes has ambitions to be a star in his own right. Let's just hope he doesn't try and soften his minimalist and menacing soundHometown: Leicester, Lincoln, London.The lineup: James Jacob (music, production).The background... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Our friends at Olde English Spelling Bee are set to release Dagger Paths, the debut full-length from Wirral, UK drone-step shaman Forest Swords, on March 1. As a preview, the label sent over this mesmerizing exclusive mixtape put together by Forest S... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Los Angeles-based five-piece Terror formed in 2002, after the '90s golden years, when hardcore was still hard. Still, burly frontman Scott Vogel and company have from the beginning fought the good fight, keeping the music pummeling and punishing but ... more info

Metalsucks — While White Wizzard take their show on the road all over the world and make bad-ass videos in support of their upcoming trad-metal rocker Over The Top, former members of that band are getting ready to do the same in their new project, Holy Grail. Hol... more info

ContactMusic — Jack Nicholson is considering being picked to death by vultures when he dies.The 72-year-old actor has become fascinated with the traditional sky burials carried out... more info

Metalsucks — Vince thinks that After the Burial’s new album is gonna fuck your face off when it gets released later this year. But that’s an educated guess based on enjoying the band’s past work; truth is, we haven’t heard any new material from the album�... more info