DrownedInSound — Soon enough it might be difficult to talk about Micachu without using the word 'genius'. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — This week's programme looks at UK rap. As a number of interesting artists are set to break through this year, Alexis Petridis and Rosie Swash look at a resurgence of the homegrown hip-hop scene.Chantelle Fiddy interviews RoxXxan, a 21-year-old grime... more info

Guardian Music — British rapper DELS gets a makeover courtesy of TV On the Radio main man on this genre-splicing Guardian exclusiveBritish rapper DELS, aka Kieren Dickins, is connected. His last two singles – Shapeshift and Trumpalump – were collaborations with J... more info

DrownedInSound — On Friday, as part of the Southbank Centre's Women of the World Festival and the annual Bird's Eye View film festival, a veritable feast of some of DiS' favourite female artists will be performing live soundtracks to a range of films. The night's ent... more info

XLR8R — This Spring, London's Southbank Center will embark on its 10th year of hosting the always-innovative Ether festival, cramming loads of audio, visual, and other culturally relevant experiences into over a month-long stretch of concerts, exhibitio... more info

DrownedInSound — London's Ether Festival have announced the full line-up for this year’s event, which marks a full decade of its ever-impressive blend of electronic, pop and avant-garde sounds, all dotted around the giant concrete maze that is the Southbank Centre.... more info

Stereogum — This Friday, following on the heels of Micachu’s orchestral experimentation, Basement Jaxx teamed up with the Dutch Metropole Orkest for their own classical collaboration. It took place at Holland’s Muziekgebouw Eindhoven. London composer/conduct... more info

Abeano — He’s not just a pretty face. Fantastic Mr Fox mixed up a storm for VICE. While Forest Swords threw a couple curve balls into his BBC 6 Music Mix. Yeah! Manchester’s ‘new dance intelligentsia’ Christian Aids announced their first si... more info

Stereogum — Micachu & The Shapes collaborated with the contemporary orchestra London Sinfonietta for a collection of “classical crunk” called Chopped & Screwed, more an experiment than a proper followup to Jewellery. You’ll find the hushed, ambitiously bus... more info

Abeano — It’s difficult to know what Mica Levi aka Micachu is going to try next. In her already packed career she has been a DJ and MC (remember Filthy Friends?) experimented with Kwes on ‘Kwesachu and produced a brilliantly out-there indie pop album... more info