Sky News — Diehard football fans braved freezing cold temperatures and a wind chill of -26C (-14F) to watch a crucial NFL playoff match in Wisconsin. more info

Sky News — An unusual phenomena that sucks cold air from the Arctic is due to send temperatures in northern and eastern US states plummeting. more info

Sky News — Some people were thrown off when the Vortex ride suddenly started up as passengers were exiting, according to witnesses. more info

Starpulse — Cute episode! Probably the strongest one of the season so far. It made a smart decision by sticking to a simple premise and milking it for all it was worth. There were really no parallel plot lines... more info

Chorus.fm — *Ronnie Radke (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/ronnie radke/)* released another rap song where he ... zzzzzzz ... I can't even finish this news post -- why do people care about this hack? Submitted by Too Many People I Felt Compeled to Post It more info

The Bay Bridged — San Francisco’s David Enos and Joanna Lioce, aka David & Joanna, met at a karaoke party on Valentine’s Day nine years ago, and have been making music together ever since. They recently began sharing tracks from their forthcoming album Cool Parent... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Sacred Animals vs Last Days Of 1984 - AajaDublin duo Last Days Of 1984 have been featured here before (and are playing Liverpool Sound City on May 4th, sharing a bill with Golden Fable, Mount Kimbie and Darkstar); Sacred Animals is experimental folki... more info

XLR8R — Today, we have West Coast DJ/producer Vin Sol's new single for the unstoppable Unknown to the Unknown label, "Edges of a Vortex." The undeniably energetic tune takes no time launching into a blast of spastic bird chirps and a four-to-the-floor s... more info

Guardian Music — First of new colour plaques for celebrities who died from drug abuse commemorates Noel Coward friend Billie CarletonThe dead body of early 20th-century West End star Billie Carleton was discovered by her maid in her apartment at the Savoy the morning... more info

Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonHe came to town in the wake of the London jazz festival, but though Roman pianist Enrico Pieranunzi was sharing the Vortex jazz club with an audience of 70 or so rather than headlining the Barbican or South Bank, his technique, imaginat... more info