XLR8R — A good 75 percent of artists are headed to SXSW next week, but for every five indie bands about to play Emo’s, there are one or two acts sidestepping the city of Austin (or at least playing there post-festival). We rounded a couple of those ar... more info

Altsounds — *THE PIGEON DETECTIVES * *LadyHawke / Hadouken! / Metronomy / Rolo Tomassi / Esser / Tinchy Stryder / Kissy Sell Out / Caspa (DJ) / First Aid Kit / JME / Marina and the Diamonds / Plastician / Pull In Emergency / Rosie and the Goldbug / Rusko (li... more info

A Walking Disast3r — Showdown at Cedar Street Schedule:Thursday, March 195:00pm Idle Warship4:00pm Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears3:15pm Annuals2:30pm Great Northern1:45pm Other Lives1:00pm Hockey12:15pm Zee AviFriday, March 205:00pm White Lies4:00pm Razorlight3:15pm La... more info

Altsounds — Already a sensation across the Atlantic, *The Whip *have marked their destination for the US, swaggering over across the pond in true Mancunian fashion to release their debut album *"X Marks Destination"* today, *March 3rd*. This album is an incredib... more info

Battery In your Leg — This certainly seems like old news, but believe it or not, it isn’t. Yes, despite the fact that most of us have probably been dancing along to The Whip for at least a year now (and that’s not even taking into account the 2006 releases of ‘Frust... more info

XLR8R — After rounding up the data, we’ve come to the conclusion that February was a nice month for melodic techno and electro-style remixes, not to mention a good preview of several releases—from the likes of Gui Boratto, The Whip, and Buraka ... more info

JamBase — DEADMAU5 RELEASES INNOVATIVE MIXING APPLICATION FOR iPHONE AND iPOD TOUCH GRAMMY AWARD-NOMINATED ARTIST CONFIRMED FOR SPRING TOUR DEADMAU5 Prolific producer and electronic artist DEADMAU5 (pronounced 'Dead Mouse') has released an innov... more info

XLR8R — A musical trip through Manchester isn’t all just Smiths and Stone Roses nostalgia. Nathan, Danny, and Bruce of electro-rock outfit The Whip turn us onto some of the lesser-known gems of life in this northern town. 1. Oldham Street, Northern Q... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Whip have been making some solid buzz waves for a good year and a half. They played big sets at festivals like SXSW, got some solid airtime on WOXY. If you are unfamiliar with the band, you should first make sure you got the bass turned up and yo... more info

Rock Sellout — I’m not going to pretend I know who DJ Ruben X is. I’m not going to pretend I understand this whole mashup, remix and one artist vs. another craze either. What I do know, is that I’m particularly fond of Manchester’s The Whip and when I re... more info