Stereogum — The poet and rapper Saul Williams was so important to the ’90s slam-poetry world that he played the lead in the 1998 film Slam, and he’s kept working steadily ever since; we’ve recently posted his collaborations with Deerhoof and Heems. Carl... more info

Antimusic Rock — Two legends of the game unite at last on 'Under Rats (Feat. Saul Williams),' Deerhoof's latest electrifying single more info

Stereogum — Jazz guitar experimentalist Mary Halvorson is following up last year’s Cloudward — which we liked quite a bit — with a new album called About Ghosts. Due in June via Nonesuch, it pairs Halvorson with producer John Dieterich, best known as gu... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Deerhoof announced their new album Noble And Godlike In Ruin. So far we’ve heard “Overrated Species Anyhow,” “Sparrow Sparrow,” and “Immigrant Songs,” and today they’re back with “Under Rats” featuring Saul Williams... more info

Stereogum — Himanshu Suri, better known as former Das Racist rapper Heems, has been missing for a minute, but now he’s back. A couple of weeks ago, Heems announced Lafandar, his first solo album in nine years. Heems recorded Lafandar with Indian-American pr... more info

Stereogum — The experimental artist Moor Mother is releasing her sophomore album, Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes, in a few months, the follow-up to 2016's Fetish Bones. We've heard one song from it so far, "After Images," and today Camae Ayewa is sharing ano... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah begins his residency at NYC's Blue Note Jazz Club tonight. Continue reading… more info

DrownedInSound — Fiercely independent, Saul Williams does things his own way more info

Guardian Music — Ronnie Scott’s, LondonThe saxophonist and his trio explore the border between jazz and hip-hop, switching fluently between styles in their restless search It’s been 15 years since alto-saxophonist Soweto Kinch breathed life into the Bri... more info

Stereogum — Saul Williams released his last album MartyrLoserKing in 2016. He'll be following that up with a musical film that he wrote and directed called Neptune Frost, which is based around the character of MartyrLoserKing, and he's launched a Kickstarter c... more info