In this promo for their single Bop, the Berlin trio known as Brandt Brauer Frick are styled as Teutonic jazz-bots.

Despite having already released the most ambitious album this year, FlyLo dazzled heads yet again by recently dropping a new seven song e.p., Pattern+Grid World. The only grid boxing him in is the span of his seemingly infinite talent, which, as is obvious, ain’t no box at all.

Pissed Jeans are an immense live experience. They also happened to have written one of the best records of the last decade, the immensely cathartic King of Jeans. In their new video just about none of this is on display because – who cares?

Either swimming’s coming back in a big way, or I just happen to be attracted to people with broad shoulders and a faint whiff of chlorine.

Turbo crunk is so ill. If this is the first time hearing about it, let me tell you its this super fun music scene coming out of Montreal. Producers there take commercial hip-hop records and rebuild them with more bass and a handful of wonky electro glitches.

Jake Davis continues his “Test Shots” series with this short, sexy flick featuring model Tanaya Henry.

LONDON – If through the 80s, people talked about ‘subcultures’ thanks to Dick Hebdige, in the 90s the people increasingly spoke of ‘style tribes’, courtesy of Ted Polhemus. From 30 September, Polhemus will be displaying his photography at The Book Club in London.

Yoshihito Nara’s iconic cartoon-like images of apparently innocent young boys and girls are well known outside his native Japan, and have adorned the record covers of artists like R.E.M. and Jim Black. Nara’s become one of the best-known exponent of the Neo Pop movement, and this month the Asia Society in New York launches an extensive survey of his work from the 1980s to the present day.

In a movie theater near you soon is Somewhere, the new film by Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation, Virgin Suicides), which scooped up the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival despite some acrimonious allegations from the Italian Culture Minister.

Are mashups the new…. Mashups?

The new video by El Guincho has been blogged and reblogged by some of the biggest in the business in the course of the past 24 hours because of ‘naked girls’ says one, ‘lots of boobs’ says another, ‘a ton of boobs’ says a third, and a fourth adds: ‘painted breasts, breasts with sparklers, breasts with guns’. Now we’re interested!

Odd Future is what happens when a bunch of smart and smart-ass skater kids abandon patience, write down some twisted sh*t, bust out the Nords and set their sights on your daughters. If this all seems in poor taste, generally deplorable, or at least of dubious cultural value, then certainly don’t go to their website and download everything they’ve produced for completely free.

The Sudan365 campaign “Beat for Peace” music video is being aimed this week to target world leaders meeting at The UN in New York on 24 September. Shot between 15 countries in a similar sequence to baton relay, this loud sonic cries goal is for influential leaders to increase efforts to prevent another widespread conflict in Sudan ahead of a major referendum next year.

LOS ANGELES – I’m just gonna say it: Ratatat are the new Pink Floyd. In terms of concert as audiovisual adventure, the New York duo of synth/bass dude Evan Mast and shredding guitarist extraordinaire Mike Stroud are currently peerless. Their performance on September 22 at L.A.’s corporate behemoth Club Nokia proved an ambitious fusion of sound and vision – all to a beat you could vigorously head nod to.

SEATTLE – For seven years, Seattle’s Decibel Festival has proven the state of the art when it comes to new electronic-music gatherings. Opening today, September 23rd, non-profit Decibel puts its money where its mouth is—it’s strictly about the artists, music and technology and nothing else.

“I have decided that it’s time to hunker down and get serious about training. I need to work on my inner FAST, be focused and dedicated”

Please check out this young man’s flow. 20 year-old Delvin is East London’s most promising MC since Dizzie and Wiley. The big statement comes from a big feeling that Devlin will be MASSIVE by this time next year.

The video is shot beautifully, sparingly, and rather boring – performance, crazy lady, chocolate shimmer lipstick and some pretty confetti.

2010’s edition promises to be bigger, brighter and, erm, bookier?

LONDON – Broadway Market has always been a symbol of the gentrification of Hackney. As Linton Kwesi Johnson said, Inglan is A Bitch. The Battle for Broadway Market is ample proof of that dictum.