Abeano — The Moombahton Massive released their third mix tape last week. Haven’t heard of it? Then read our guide to the best named genre in existence right now. Diplo, who’s a big fan, has described it as a brand new sound, the child of house music... more info

Guardian Music — It's tough getting an invitation to play the Texas festival, but visa procedures are forcing some British bands to withdrawThis has been a good month for UK artists aiming to break the US. For the first time in 25 years, UK acts occupied all three to... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — We'd love to have been a fly on the wall (or, more prudently, a passenger on the plane) when this interaction took place. Our favorite dinosaur-tatted DJ, the adorable Diplo, understands that he witnessed the truly miraculous event in the successful ... more info

Guardian Music — This 'garbage-can Elvis' sounds like Bill Haley reinvented for the bedroom-producer generationBosco Delrey – who is signed to Diplo's label, Mad Decent – has been described by his boss as a "garbage-can Elvis", which we assume is meant as a compl... more info

Guardian Music — Texan festival is known for making or breaking actsA roster of new acts hoping to export their British brand of music to big-spending audiences across the Atlantic are heading to the Texas city of Austin this week to play their hearts out in bar-room... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — I get stuff like that in my email sometimes from people I have never heard of and I generally think it might be fake. This is dope. If it is fake, its still dope. Motivation – Diplo Remix – Kelly Rowland feat Lil Wayne | mp3 more info

Guardian Music — Band used contributions from late singer-guitarist Beau Velasco to craft – if that's the right word – new record, Michel PoiccardAt the beginning of 2008, the Death Set had everything: a $100 van, limited-edition seven-inch records and fans, most... more info

Guardian Music — For so long the Taedong Diplo – Pyongyang's only nightclub – owned just one CD. Then DJ Ian Steadman turned up with a box full of Hot Chip and Talking Heads records and things got messyI've written before about Pyongyang's only nightclub, the Tae... more info

ContactMusic — Singer/songwriter SIA fears she will miss out on her dream of working with BEYONCE after learning there is only room for one more track submission before the R&B superstar's new album is complete.The Australian pop star's producer pal Diplo has reach... 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