Stereogum — The video for Major Lazer’s “Original Don” takes place in an unassuming suburban house in which the only people who don’t perform elaborately choreographed dances with bladed weapons are Diplo and the grandma. The grandma, it bears mentioning... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Diplo goes over to that ill jian sword dancer’s house to chill with their grandma.... Read more » more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sleigh Bells at MHOW in May (more by Amanda Hatfield) RCRDLBL and Bing are presenting a show at the Eyebeam Art + Technology Center on December 15 with Smoke and Mirrors and special guest Diplo. The 21+ show is free... more info

Stereogum — On the heels of a recent tease for their new album, Reign Of Terror, Sleigh Bells announced a nine-stop tour in Florida (guitarist Derek E. Miller is a native) alongside Diplo and NYC hard rockers Liturgy. The band also dropped the Reign Of Terror tr... more info

Discobelle.net — How to describe the new Mad Decent sub-label giving away tons of amazing free music from Canadian banger enthusiasts Expendable Youth? Let Diplo do it for you. “Our new extension of Mad Decent, Jeffrees, is the best new music—the most progessive,... more info

XLR8R — When XLR8R took a closer look at modern ballroom and vogue house earlier this year, the music appeared prime to break out in a major way. Largely built upon raw, upfront drum sounds, recycled snippets of hip-hop and R&B, and, most importantly, the ev... more info

Guardian Music — Tim Jonze spins the carousel of pop and lands on NYC's rejuvenated rap sceneIt's over four decades since the Last Poets rapped about the rotten core of "New York, New York, the Big Apple". Since then New York's hip-hop scene has undergone more makeov... more info

Nialler9 — Diplo comes across on an Onra tip here ( which is suitable as Reggie B also worked with that French producer) with this remix of Star Slinger's ' more info

Stereogum — Back in September, we posted “Dumbin’,” the track that British producer Star Slinger recorded for Mountain Dew’s Green Label Sound imprint. Now superstar DJ Diplo has reworked the track, making it dancier and more cluttered. To download his r... more info

Impose Magazine — The latest BLANKS mixtape is a live recording from Halloween weekend. BLANKS threw down a big one in conjunction with Robot Church, taking over a massive multi-room space in East Williamsburg with bands, DJs, VJs, performance artists, etc. Highlights... more info