Guardian Music — Texan festival is known for making or breaking actsA roster of new acts hoping to export their British brand of music to big-spending audiences across the Atlantic are heading to the Texas city of Austin this week to play their hearts out in bar-room... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — I get stuff like that in my email sometimes from people I have never heard of and I generally think it might be fake. This is dope. If it is fake, its still dope. Motivation – Diplo Remix – Kelly Rowland feat Lil Wayne | mp3 more info

Guardian Music — Band used contributions from late singer-guitarist Beau Velasco to craft – if that's the right word – new record, Michel PoiccardAt the beginning of 2008, the Death Set had everything: a $100 van, limited-edition seven-inch records and fans, most... more info

Guardian Music — For so long the Taedong Diplo – Pyongyang's only nightclub – owned just one CD. Then DJ Ian Steadman turned up with a box full of Hot Chip and Talking Heads records and things got messyI've written before about Pyongyang's only nightclub, the Tae... more info

ContactMusic — Singer/songwriter SIA fears she will miss out on her dream of working with BEYONCE after learning there is only room for one more track submission before the R&B superstar's new album is complete.The Australian pop star's producer pal Diplo has reach... more info

Guardian Music — To celebrate the launch of our SXSW interactive pages, here are 10 artists worth following at this year's Texan get-togetherIt's amazing what you can get done at a hack day. Last week, the Guardian's developers teamed up with the likes of Google, Las... more info

Core News — “Annie Mac provides the official start to the weekend, including a Mini Mix from Caribou.” Check out other Annie Mac shows in my archive and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. You can also follow Core News on Facebook and Twit... more info

XLR8R — The low-end-obsessed party starters of Germany's Schlachthofbronx have a fresh EP coming down the pipeline next week via Diplo's Mad Decent label. Called Nasty Bass (where do they come up with this stuff?!), the four-song release will featu... more info

Guardian Music — All you need is a copy of the Streets' Skinner Scanner iPhone app and the Guardian ...If you haven't already downloaded the Skinner Scanner iPhone app, then it's probably time you did. Because this week the Streets will be giving away a track when yo... more info

Nialler9 — Absolute monster tune from Chris Brown, yeh that Chris Brown featuring verses from Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne. Production by Diplo & Afrojack. more info