Pitchfork - Forkcast — Glaswegian beat mathematician Tom Marshallsay, a.k.a. Dam Mantle, seems to embrace an amiably all-over-the-map compositional style. In addition to recently wrapping up a tour with like-minded Rising producer Gold Panda, Dam just put out his debut EP,... more info

XLR8R — The summer wildfire season is still a few months away, but Los Angeles is on fire right now. Seriously, the Southern California beat scene is absolutely bursting with talent and it seems like a new mindblowing record appears every few days. On April ... more info

The Quietus — Tracks from Cosmogramma to be previewed more info

DrownedInSound — Just a quick heads up from ourselves here to fans of the super-talented Flying Lotus. His new record, Cosmogramma, which is by all early accounts an utterly astounding piece of work, will be previewed live on the radio tomorrow, April 20. By radio we... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, James Murphy dedicated “Losing My Edge” to Gil Scott-Heron. For the rest of the weekend, everyone should be covering “Communication Breakdown” and dedicating it to AT&T. Not being able to meet up with your friends because of long d... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Natalie Kardos and Chris Tuite; Above: Dirty Projectors by Natalie Kardos Day two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival featured Dirty Projectors, the xx, Girls, Hot Chip, Beach House, MGMT, Flying Lotus, Devo, Major Lazer, Came... more info

XLR8R — To celebrate 4/20 and the forthcoming release of Cosmogramma, Flying Lotus and members of his Brainfeeder crew will descend on the Dublab studios in Los Angeles for several hours to play some records and make some psychedelic sounds especially for yo... more info

All About Jazz — With the genre perennially accused of atrophy, it's little surprise that precocious vocalist and "Jazz Times" darling Jose James has been hailed as a so-called "savior of jazz." But the hype surrounding the Minneapolis-bred and Brooklyn-based crooner... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With the genre perennially accused of atrophy, it's little surprise that precocious vocalist and "Jazz Times" darling Jose James has been hailed as a so-called "savior of jazz." But the hype surrounding the Minneapolis-bred and Brooklyn-based crooner... more info

Let There Be Night — Another weekend of madness is upon us, and though some of us are unable to attend (namely me) others are lucky enough to experience one of California's premier music festivals. Sweat in tents tho they might, if you love music, then you love Coachella... more info