Guardian Music — R&B star unveils six new tracks from forthcoming LP that suggest she has 'gone to another level'Beyoncé unveiled six "groundbreaking" new tracks in New York last week, from her forthcoming album expected in June. This fourth LP may include collabora... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — CSS at Lollplaooza 2008 (more by Bao Nguyen) Both NYC shows went on sale today AND SOLD OUT today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" O m G SUCK IT! Thank you all. We feel loved. -[CSS] That's true - May 11th at Webster Hall and... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — State interviews the duo Sleigh Bells. The Independent previews the "cookbook to end all cookbooks," Modernist Cuisine. The buzz - already at a steady drone since the culinary world got wind of the project - has reached fever pitch in... more info

Stereogum — The National visited Webster Hall’s tiny downstairs Studio venue for an intimate performance, taped for MTV’s Live In NYC series (Warpaint, Matt & Kim, The Drums, and Sleigh Bells are among the previous guests). Check out some of the video below.... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offAlexis Jordan Good Girl At just 14, Alexis Jordan made her name in the US on America's Got Talent, warbling her way through Whitney's I Have Nothing. Four years later and s... 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

NME — Noise pop duo chat before Shockwaves NME Awards show more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Rather than making an ordered list, these are two mixes I made of various favorites from the year. However, they are structured in the way that each track flows pretty well from one to the next and genre similar songs are grouped together. Sur... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — 10. The Feelies @ The Middle East (3-19-10)9. The Buzzcocks @ Paradise (5-17-10)8. Sufjan Stevens @ Orpheum Theater (11-12-10)7. LCD Soundsystem w. Sleigh Bells @ Orpheum Theater (9-28-10)6. Iggy & the Stooges @ House of Blues (8-31-10)5. Belle & Seb... more info

Impose Magazine — What a week it’s been. A new yawn-inducing Strokes single, a giveaway from Urban Outfitters of the new Toro y Moi album Underneath the Pine, yet more from Sleigh Bells, an underwhelming Black Eyed Peas Superbowl Halftime show, I guess the Kills are... more info