Panormx — The OddWord - Party Trooper Mixtape-The OddWord - Kortelas (Arbotique's Minimal Remix)The Count & Sinden - Mega (Harvard Bass Remix)Merdan Taplak - Metisse (Kill Frenzy Remix)Punk Rolla - Getting BetterThe OddWord - Hello GoodbyeHostage - Valhalla (M... more info

Panormx — Kids like presents. Well here is Kids At The Turntable’s Christmas gift. They have made a brand new mixtape. It’s a mishmash between electro, fidget and dubstep. These guys are only 17 years old but they are booked a lot these days. En... more info

The Culture Of Me — Scotsman Alan Hostage, member of the Nightshifters label and a true gent in the world of bassline producers, just released today his newest EP, Valhalla, on Beatport. The EP, the eleventh effort from the inspiring electro label, comes with a... more info

New York Post — Fear not if you see Thor thundering out of Madison Square Garden this week — for the arena is about to be transformed into rock Valhalla for two epic concerts on Thursday and Friday. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is celebrating its 25th anniv... more info

The Playlist — Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn is proving to be quite the busy bee this year. After his brilliant "Bronson" debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival — and is set for a limited release September 25 — Winding Refn's follow up ... more info

All About Jazz — Allen was one of the first black singers to reach prominence on the international opera stage. Later as a teacher and mentor she introduced classical music to children who, like her, grew up poor. Betty Allen, one of the first African American sin... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — NEW YORK (AP) - The Rhine overflowed its banks, Valhalla went up in flames, and the world according to Otto Schenk came crashing down one final time as the Metropolitan Opera retired its venerable production of Wagner's "Ring" cycle. more info

Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) -- The Rhine overflowed its banks, Valhalla went up in flames, and the world according to Otto Schenk came crashing down one final time as the Metropolitan Opera retired its venerable production of Wagner's "Ring" cycle.... more info

Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) -- When Valhalla burns and crumbles near midnight on May 9, Otto Schenk's production of Wagner's Ring Cycle at the Metropolitan Opera will be retired.... more info

New York Times — There are “Star Wars” elements in Achim Freyer’s fantastically strange and often confounding “Walküre” at the Los Angeles Opera. more info