Abeano — The ballad from Lykke Li’s recent album Wounded Rhymes – and the track that gives us the strange but beautiful line “sadness is my boyfriend, sadness I’m your girl” – gets a glitchy makeover from Gold Panda. I like to imagine the... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Mr. Nasir Jones joins Drake in taking part in a Funny Or Die skit. This particular one sees the rapper spooking comedian Colton Dunn. LMAO @ “I wanted to charge my cell and noticed we had the same phone” < That’s a great reason to want to spook... more info

Songs:Illinois — I’m very excited about the new record from Swedish folk artist Tim Schmidt. The record is called YaYa River and comes out on Thanks For The Postcard on April 26. His voice (a cross between Dylan, Drake, and Jeff Buckley) is well suited to his fing... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Emilio jumps on Drake’s track.   a2a_linkname="Emilio Rojas – Fear (Freestyle)"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/04/14/emilio-rojas-fear-freestyle/"; a2a_hide_embeds=0; a2a_show_title=1; more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, AOL Music, Drake Drake has filmed his first 'Funny or Die' skit in support of the Real Men Don't Buy Girls campaign, which aims to raise awareness about child sex slavery worldwide. During the skit for the viral video webs... more info

Altsounds — *Joan As Police Woman *kicks off a national US tour in support of her latest record *The Deep Field*, released today on *PIAS America*. The dates kick off with an intimate sold out show in her home base NYC this week. For a taste of what you'll hea... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Shot on location in Las Vegas. Spiff TV and Dre Films   Kingz a2a_linkname="Rick Ross – Made Men ft Drake (Video)"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/04/12/rick-ross-made-men-ft-drake-video/"; a2a_hide_embeds=0; a2a_show_title=1; more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dustin O'Halloran - Lumière A self-taught pianist from the age of 7, Dustin O’Halloran’s personal histories give us some clue to the thickly-woven tapestries of his music: he has lived in LA (where he studied art at Santa Monica College and f... more info

Guardian Music — Lykke Li, On tourLykke Li is an interesting paradox: the more successful she becomes, the more she is drawn to her darker side. Once the maker of characterful, faintly quirky electropop and still rooted in the Swedish pop community (her records are p... more info

Totally Fuzzy — This is a fascinating alt. country release by metal specialists Century Media. How that happened? No idea. You'll have to ask them. Give it a listen, it's worth it. Friday evening updates continued... a r n e l said... Freak Power - Drive Thru ... more info