Nialler9 — FULL SCREEN Flying Lotus debut directorial credit goes to Bilal for his latest video, ‘Levels’. Visually, it was design to fit in with his own ‘MmmHmm’ “space opera” video as Fly Lo bassist Thundercat also plays on this tune. The video ha... more info

ContactMusic — ARCADE FIRE, KINGS OF LEON and KANYE WEST have been named as the headliners at this year's (11) Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.The three-day event will take place in Indio, California from 15 to 17 April (11) and feature the Strokes, the Nati... more info

melophobe — A slight sensation of panic swept over me as I went online Monday afternoon to get a ticket for my friend joining me at the Little Dragon show at Doug Fir that night. I had just spent three days in which nearly every single person I encountered had b... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Jones @ Prospect Park (more by David Andrako) Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings will open for Prince at MSG on 1/18! I don't know who will open for Prince at MSG on on 2/7 yet, but Erykah Badu... more info

Rollo & Grady — Alison Mosshart – The Kills Charlotte Kemp Muhl – The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger Theresa Wayman – Warpaint Erykah Badu Emily Haines – Metric Samantha Stollenwerck Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone Fiona Apple Katy Goodman – L... more info

Guardian Music — You've seen our top 40 albums of the year. But what did Guardian critics' individual lists look like?Alex Macpherson Albums1. Ciara - Basic Instinct2. The-Dream - Love King3. K. Michelle - What's the 911?4. Sade - Soldier Of Love5. Erykah Badu - New ... more info

Guardian Music — Here's the top 40 of the year, as voted for by the Guardian's rock and pop writers1 Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid2 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy3 Hot Chip One Life Stand4 Arcade Fire The Suburbs5 These New Puritans Hidden6 Caribou Swi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — a r n e l said... Erykah Badu - 4 albums Outkast - 5 albums Kruder & Dorfmeister - 3 albums GoTan Project - 3 albums La oreja de van Gogh Nelly Furtado - 2 albums Juan Luis Guerra and: V.A. - Les Compositeurs Des Films De Jacques Tati V.A. - Ext... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mihai Vancea said... Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky (2010) Review - The record is very intense, a relentless tour de force, even though simpleminded. Swans draw inspiration from blues and gospel, but they give their music an apo... more info

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonIt's almost a decade since Big Boi toured as a member of Outkast. Although the Atlanta duo have released two more albums in that time, and have another on the way, Big Boi's colleague Andre 3000 bailed out of live performance after 2001'... more info