XLR8R — Although the so-called beat scene has been aligned with a renaissance of trippy hip-hop instrumentals in the wake of J Dilla and Flying Lotus, it has also provided fertile soil for experimentation beyond the various permutations of syncopated boom-ba... more info

Consequence of Sound — Video surfaces featuring FlyLo, Hancock, and Thundercat in the studio. more info

XLR8R — When we tapped Lapalux (a.k.a. Stuart Howard) to assemble an XLR8R podcast last year, the UK talent returned with an eclectic mixed bag of songs that shared little in common, save for an experimental approach to slow-moving composition and lots of lo... more info

Consequence of Sound — Flying Lotus' alter ego stays in the shadows. more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Colin Kerrigan. For all of our SXSW coverage, head here. The crowd watching Earl Sweatshirt waited to go nuts. While he rapped a series of new songs standing next to Flying Lotus, the audience stood quietly and paid attention, for the mo... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 04-21 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Ballroom *#04-23 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Heaven Stage) *#04-24 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *#04-25 Washington, DC - 930 Club *#04-26 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *#05-05 New York, NY - Terminal 5 #$05-12 Bost... more info

XLR8R — Flying Lotus, the high priest of Los Angeles' beat scene, has shared the full list of dates for his upcoming spring tour. read more more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring dates with Ultraísta and Thundercat. more info

XLR8R — The 2013 edition of the Red Bull Music Academy is set to begin soon, with the festivities officially getting underway on April 28 and running all the way until the end of May. Whilst the Academy and its class of budding music makers will be enveloped... more info

XLR8R — UK producer Lapalux (a.k.a. Stuart Howard) will soon be releasing his debut full-length, Nostalchic, via Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder imprint. Anticipation is already running high for the album, and Lapalux elected to stoke those fires further this... more info