XLR8R — Martijn Deykers has a hit in a genre that, up until this year, he knew little about. “Broken” melded a hammered dub rhythm–a sound like railroad tracks crackling beneath passing subway trains–with iridescent synth chords; it... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Seth of Polyvinyl emailed us recently about Cale Parks, an New York based percussionist and solo artist that is releasing his second solo album Sparklace. Parks' digital brand of pop struck me from the first listen. Not only is his overall sound ori... more info

Guardian Music — After 60 inspirational years on the concert stage, Alfred Brendel bows out with his beloved Mozart more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — "radiohead fans don't hate me!" -- banjo or freakoutmp3:banjo or freakout :: all i need (radiohead cover)********************************************Previously: Banjo or Freakout has also rendered Burial's "Archangel" even darker and eerier, improved... more info

Get Weird — We mentioned Ireland’s Super Extra Bonus Party a while ago when Cadence Weapons turned in a rework of their track ‘Everything Counts’ and the remix is included on the ‘Appetite For Reconstruction - The Remix Album’ which, as the title... more info

The Telegraph — Rupert Christiansen on The Burial at Thebes at Shakespeare's Globe. more info

Guardian Music — Globe, LondonIt's the first time I've known an operatic setting feel quite so redundant, says Erica Jeal more info

Guardian Music — Take a look behind the scenes of the new Globe production with director Derek Walcott and writer Seamus Heaney more info

The Telegraph — What happens when two Nobel prize winners make an opera? asks Ivan Hewett more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — After taking songs from Burial and Invisible Conga People to uncharted depths, London's bedroom pop antihero Alessio Natalizia (aka Banjo or Freakout) strips "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" of its "upper west side soweto" affect and exposes Vampire Weekend'... more info