Emerging from the “middle-of-nowhere in Illinois” comes Lorn (aka Marcos Ortega), who is set to release his debut album ‘Nothing Else’ this 11th June on Brainfeeder through Inertia. The album is the first full-length album to be released on Flying Lotus’ private imprint Brainfeeder (through Ninja Tune).

Feeling introspective? Sentimental? Do you miss that warm feeling of “belonging to something bigger”, that you haven’t experienced since the days when National Australia Bank used to feature Toni Childs in their adverts? Well, our pal Fyfe Dangerfield has got just the thing for you: a brand new ad for UK department store, John Lewis, featuring his own rendition of Billy Joel’s classic, “She’s Always a Woman”.

The legendary Purple Sneakers DJs – PhDJ, M.I.T, and BenLucid – mash indie hits with whatever hot shit the blogosphere is servin’ up that week. This explains why everyone’s pretty much doing backflips since they announced their first-ever 2CD mix compilation, ‘We Mix You Dance’.

No strangers to entertaining videos, Born Ruffians have reached a new level of innovation with the clip for their latest single, “What To Say”.

Watch the innovative new video for Born Ruffians single, “What To Say”. The groundbreaking clip is a collaboration between director Jared Raab and artist/computer programmer Rob Bairos. The video was culled from footage recorded entirely off of a vintage oscilloscope. Oscilloscopes are used in the sciences, medicine, engineering, and telecommunications industry but this is the first time one has been used to create an original music video.

Beats prodigy, Flying Lotus (aka. Steven Ellison), is now streaming his forthcoming album ‘Cosmogramma’ in its entirety on his MySpace. While the album won’t hit shelves until 7th May, this sneak preview will be live until the end of the week. So hurry, because it won’t last long!

Micah P Hinson’s baby face and juvenile features do nothing to hide the excited adolescence kid inside him. He has joined up with La Blogotheque for one of their famous take away shows.

Denmark’s The Kissaway Trail have an enormous sound. There’s so much love, hope, and aching joy in their latest album, ‘Sleep Mountain’, that its sheer emotional size makes you feel like a humble dust mite in comparison.

Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear will be returning to Australia this July, thanks to our bros at Civil Society! Grizzly Bear will return for two very special nights in Sydney and Melbourne, to once more mesmerise audiences with their beautifully seductive music. This is on top of their already announced appearence at Splendour In The Grass 2010.

Watch the video for Erland & The Carnival’s single, “You Don’t Have To Be A Lady”.

Having served up 2009′s most triumphant and adrenaline-packed album, ‘Tarot Sport’, the U.K’s Fuck Buttons have now served up 2010′s most triumphant and adrenaline-packed Daytrotter Session. Oh, and did we mention it’s freely downloadable?

Gonjasufi’s debut album towers over much of the year’s competition like some ancient Egyptian deity. Rather than the head of a falcon and the body of a man, however, it’s a creature built from smoked-out hip-hop, glitchy beats, hallucinogenic folk, freaky psychedelia and crackling nostalgia.