XLR8R — Sam Vicary (a.k.a. Hunrosa) will drop his latest single, "Ransome," via Wah Wah 45s on April 20. Based in Manchester, Vicary is most well-known as the bassist of The Cinematic Orchestra, Paper Tiger, and The Dominic J Marshall Trio, as well asÃ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Manu Delago London-based Hang player/composer Manu Delago has been the hang player for Bjork's Biophilia shows, including her upcoming Roseland Ballroom shows. While he's in NYC, he's also playing other shows including one at Rockwood Music Hall TONI... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — One of the more obscure percussion elements in the recent history of music is the Hang (pronounced "hung", sometimes also called the "Hang Drum"), a UFO-shaped cousin of the steel drum, invented and produced by the Swiss company PANArt. Here... more info