Wheel of Misfortune
tinyurl.com/cr4kfe
Calm your recession rage with this viral number where players have to throw knives at a spinning wheel to hit money and wallets. But be careful of the banker!
Hip-Hop Statements We Wish Had Never Happened
tinyurl.com/akmett
Hip-hop and fashion have always had a tempestuous relationship. Now one site has collated the genre's most "creative" moments for your amusement.
Addictionary
tinyurl.com/ab3e9d
Online dictionary where readers invent vocabulary. Favourites include "dittos", a room full of like-minded people writing about other like-minded people like-mindedly, and "sarandipity", a last-minute choice of vice-president that brings a modicum of energy to an otherwise dull campaign.
Tracks
Bat for Lashes
Daniel iTunes, 79p
The Brighton-based queen of musical bohemia returns. This first taste from her forthcoming second album, Two Suns, showcases gypsy-synths and a pneumatic bassline.
N*E*R*D
Sooner or Later iTunes, 79p
N*E*R*D go downtempo as Pharrell Williams returns to the mike for some balladry that takes its inspiration from the recession.
Blue Roses
Doubtful Comforts myspace.com/musicofblueroses, free stream
Laura Groves creates unpredictable, melodic folk music that twinkles and drifts.
Video
VV Brown
Crying Blood tinyurl.com/ba9fjs, free video stream
Brought up on a diet of Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald, Vanessa "VV" Brown ticks all the right boxes with her retro-glamour and soul-punk spirit. Here she performs "Crying Blood" with a striking doo-wop vocal.
