Altsounds — 1st 12: Splash/Timewarp VIP 2nd 12: Splash Rusko mix/Coming Closer VIP The release of his debut, self titled album at the end of 2009 turned Sub Focus into a phenomenon well beyond drum and bass circles, for it merges sounds as diverse as house, dub... more info

NME - The Daily Download — More free music! We've scoured the Web for the ten best free MP3 downloads this week and have delivered them straight to your computers. Enjoy! 1. The xx – ‘Shelter (Death To The Throne Remix)’ This has certainly been a big year for The xx, s... more info

BBC 6 Music — Dubstep producer Rusko says Maya's varied new album features sung love songs more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — London-via-Leeds dubstep producer and all around bass hound Rusko is readying the release of his debut full-length, the post-postmodernly-titled O.M.G.!, due May 10 via Mad Decent (that's the totally smoked-out cover art above). New single "Hold On" ... more info

Abeano — M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo. With the new MIA single ‘Born Free’ doing the rounds since last Friday, MIA released the accompanying NSFW video earlier today which has already been taken off YouTube in the US for i... more info

DrownedInSound — The fourty-second Spotify playlist is a little like the fourty-second President of the USA in that it's a bit of a dark horse. And is quite long. It features Rolo Tomassi, Rusko, Blood Red Shoes, HEALTH, Dark Dark Dark, Summer Camp and an awful lot m... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Of course I’m going to love this. Two of my favorite rap tunes smushed together onto a dubsteppy beat. Sniped this one from the DJ share site. Rusko – Your On My Mind Baby OutKast – Bombs Over Baghdad Birdman & Lil’ Wayne – Stuntin Li... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Crystal Castles @ ATP NY (more by Ryan Muir) Crystal Castles will be playing NYC's Irving Plaza on April 14th with Pictureplane (and LA on April 12th). Tickets for that are gone, but there are now many more chances to... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 04-09 Paris, France - Redlight04-16 London, England - Together @ The Coronet04-20 Tampa, FL - Czar Bar04-21 Columbus, OH - Bristol Bar04-22 Bloomington, IN - Video Saloon04-24 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy04-28 Salt Lake City, UT - W Lounge04-29 O... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 04-06 Columbus, OH - BoMa *04-07 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *04-08 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue *04-09 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore *04-10 Chicago, IL - Metro *04-11 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *04-13 Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom ... more info