Stereogum — The often excellent Odd Blood is a step into new directions for Yeasayer, and vocalist Chris Keating touched upon their process in a recent NY Times profile: It was only natural to find the specific elements, the defining elements, of the last record... more info

The Culture Of Me — If you're obsessive about digging around for cuts on the Holler Board or you can decipher the sometimes nonsense that is Diplo's Twitter feed, chances are great that this double A-side digital release from the label helmed by the boys... more info

My Old Kentucky — On April 8th, MOKB, A Squared and The Vogue present...Major Lazer + Bassnectar. You can buy your tickets at Ticketmaster or Indy CD & Vinyl or The Vogue box office. Do it.Last night when we, and our 14-year-old female alter-ego, in our boredom, wer... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Last night at the Grammy Awards Beyoncé won six statues, including Best Female Pop Vocal for "Halo". Diplo of Major Lazer felt it should have gone to the ML version, which he put up on his Twitter. The production is a grittier, more concise equiva... more info

Stereogum — OK so the Grannys (right? Because of how old they are? Terrible.) happened last night, we've covered it. Hopefully you were doing better things, like watching Coldplay be funny on The Simpsons or, if you're a weirdo, something not TV related at all. ... more info

Discobelle.net — We were sleeping while Diplo was partying at the Grammys where he tweeted about this Major Lazer featuring Elephant Man cover of that Beyonce smash hit “Halo”. Major Lazer (ft. Elephant Man) – Halo (Beyonce cover) (direct link) more info

Rolling Stone — Diplo and Switch’s Major Lazer promises to crowd dance floors with a spring jaunt that concludes with a set at the Coachella Festival. Plus, King Khan & The Shrines embark on a month long stretch and Keith Emerson and Greg Lake leave the Palmer hom... more info

Stereogum — "Caesar" is the debut single from 19-year-old Coco Sumner, daughter of one Sting. She performs under the unintentionally topical name I Blame Coco. The electro-pop cut features a vocal from Robyn, who was just covered by Ted Leo. (Incidentally, Ted L... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Nuttin fancy, just a couple new bangers to get the weekend going! Hey! (Slap In The Bass Rework) – Laidback Luke & Diplo download Keep Up (Tony Arzadon Mix) – Hyper Crush download http://www.whitefolksgetcrunk.com/stuff.html Bookmark It ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Another day, another Memory Tapes track. This time the DD's best-in-class has remixed Radar favourites Gucci Mane. Download Memory Tapes Vs Gucci Mane: Excuse Me here (Right click and chose 'save as' if necessary. Please link-to don’t re-host) ... more info