Guardian Music — This singer-songwriter has been surfing since he was 11, but his intricate guitar sound is more John Martyn than Jack JohnsonHometown: Totnes, Devon.The lineup: Ben Howard (vocals, guitar).The background: Like Ed Sheeran, who caused a near-riot at hi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The ambient pioneer's latest track, the first track in this sampler, comes from a forthcoming collaborative album with poet Rick Holland titled Drums Between The Bells and it is a darkly thrilling experiment A year ago almost to the day, Brian E... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Amaru Don TV speaks to Drake’s DJ, DJ Future The Prince who recalls “Big Mac Tuesday” in New York (1994) and speaks on his initial start as a DJ and Michael Jackson’s legacy as an artist.   a2a_linkname="Future The Prince Interview With Amar... more info

ContactMusic — Drake was excited when he first saw bootleg copies of his raps. The '' rapper remembered how he was in New Orleans when he was approached for the first time to buy an illegally made copy of one of his mixtapes. He told MTV news "I truly... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Aubrey 'Drake' Graham is multi-talented, make no mistake about it. He first got a taste of the spotlight as an actor, most notably playing the role of Jimmy on Canadian teen soap Degrassi. He's starred in movies, like Charlie Bartlett, with the likes... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Nicki Minaj and record-label buddy Drake have interviewed each other for MTV US backstage at the New Orleans leg of Lil Wayne's I Am Still Music tour. The Young Money duo, who have previously... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Young Money members Nicki Minaj and Drake interview each other for MTV.   MTV Shows   a2a_linkname="Nicki Minaj And Drake Interview Each Other For MTV"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/04/18/nicki-minaj-and-drake-interview-each-... more info

Abeano — The ballad from Lykke Li’s recent album Wounded Rhymes – and the track that gives us the strange but beautiful line “sadness is my boyfriend, sadness I’m your girl” – gets a glitchy makeover from Gold Panda. I like to imagine the... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Mr. Nasir Jones joins Drake in taking part in a Funny Or Die skit. This particular one sees the rapper spooking comedian Colton Dunn. LMAO @ “I wanted to charge my cell and noticed we had the same phone” < That’s a great reason to want to spook... more info

Songs:Illinois — I’m very excited about the new record from Swedish folk artist Tim Schmidt. The record is called YaYa River and comes out on Thanks For The Postcard on April 26. His voice (a cross between Dylan, Drake, and Jeff Buckley) is well suited to his fing... more info