Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyes (Jakwob Remix)

BBC Sound of 2010 winner Ellie Goulding has had an impressive remix done on her current release 'Starry Eyes'. The dubstep mix by Jakwob takes Ellie into a different arena and enriches her crisp vocals under an array of squelching baselines, murked especially for the dancefloor. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmvI98s2jno

Gorillaz

After a lengthy five year wait, Gorillaz are back with their third album Plastic Beach. It's the follow up to Demon Days and features heavyweight collaborations from Bashy, Snoop Dogg to Lou Reed. Mos Def and legend, Bobby Womack guest on Stylo (if you haven't heard of Bobby Womack, google search and check his back catalogue - you will be blown away and overly impressed). Plastic Beach is out now. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9vAOzYz-Qs

Q and A with Polly Scattergood

When you think of Essex, two for ones, beer guts, Southend and Jodie Harsh. Need I say anymore but Colchester born and bred Polly has redefined the classic stereotype, taken the prada out of pop and spiced it up with great authenticity. Influenced by Joni Mitchell, Portishead, Gregory Crewdson, Bonnie, Prince Billy, David Lynch, Tim Burton to Mylo along with Blip's and whirrs, textures, words, Electronic and Raw Acoustic moments, Polly is one of the best things to come out of 2009.

Her unusual quirkiness will zap Lily Allen or Katie Perry back into training for Kindergarten Cop. Her imminent arrival has replenished the singer/songwriter world giving fresh hope to rising stars proclaiming the desire to succeed without hanging out in fancy bars to shag z list footballers and make bubblegum hits "I think my record is so far away from that scene (is there a bubblegum pop scene!?) it couldn't save it, even if it wanted to!

Polly has allowed the unusual and unbalanced to be explored and respected. Not afraid to be expressive and far from a trendsetter this 21 year wants to express her thoughts without the glear of press intrusion or being stamped on celeb infested mags. "I have no interest in fame or celebrity culture, the thing I live for is writing, I just hope enough people buy the record to warrant me making another one,one day!

Beyond the music Polly believes Girlpower has become a coined tag which made its point to heal conceited wounds, "Girl Power is one of those words I things I heard people saying lots in the 90's and never really knew what it represented, as the context it was used in was often quite blurred,I am not a feminist, I don't believe women are better than men,I believe we are all equal in this world and as powerful or as weak as we choose to be in that moment."

Her debut album should not to be placed or compared - its a true dressing of excellence which is set to go a long away. "I don't know what my songs are based on,some are based on experience,some are based on watching other peoples experience,some are based on fantasy,but all of them are real,some more than others. Every song I write means some thing to me, I don't think I could write a song if it didn't have a piece of me in it. But as for godly view, I don't have any of that, although I heard you can get it by drinking copious amounts of vodka red bull and put on some reading glasses backwards.

What do we expect to get when we enter Polly's World? "Just come with open eyes and broken happy hearts, No one has to do anything, there are no rules in "polly world". As for chill time Polly likes to rummage through a box of smarties, mainly the red ones to recharge the bars for more creative genius.

Hyph Mngo

This has to be one of the finest records I have heard in a while. 'Hyph Mngo' is a funky fusion of Dubstep, Garage, Breaks, Jungle and House. Produced by Joy Orbison, it takes dubstep onto another level. Joy was recently tipped as 'one to watch' by BBC Sound of 2010. A rising star who has certainly revolutionised the dubstep landscape . Expect to hear more gems from this unique dub/funkstep king.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsJVW5apRmY

BBC 6 Music and Asian Network

It's a sad time for UK radio if rumours are to be believed with the axing of BBC 6Music and Asian Network. The two networks are vital to the BBC in targeting minority and alternative audiences. It would also threaten the future of digital radio. Ok so commercial radio has to survive on market share and ad revenues in order to entice investors but surely that could be combined with a strategy to incorporate specialist music trends and support independent labels similar to the BBC model used heavily by Radio 1 and 1Xtra to champion new music. If you flick the dial you are bound to hear JLS, Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole or something relative on your local commercial radio station - a repetitive formula that is used on American Radio.

The Asian Network brought numerous acts to the mainstream including M.I.A and Jay Sean, who got signed by US rapper Lil Wayne and scooped a number one hit in the states. 6Music is the hub for alternative and cutting edge new music and no one can replicate that. Polly Scattergood, Florence and The Machine, The Bamboos and other UK artists all received early support with daytime spins. I'm sure you would not have heard these artists on XFM, Capital and Kiss etc. If it disappears then that would cut the connection for new music to shine and branch off to other networks. Commercial radio execs complain that the beeb has too much resources, stop moaning and support new music.