Brooklyn Vegan — Chance the Rapper had been been talking about releasing a new album, Surf, with the live band he's part of, The Social Experiment, and that album popped up as a "surprise release" on iTunes earlier today. Pick it up... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As you may know, the annual Bonnaroo Superjam takes place Saturday night this year, and now the lineup has been announced. Once again, it brings together musicians from very different musical backgrounds, including Metallica's Rob Trujillo, Run DMC's... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Jlin, "Dark Energy" (Planet Mu). For reasons known only to Rahm Emmanuel, R. Kelly and Chance the Rapper, Chicago has generated some curiously weird sounds. One of the strangest and most beguiling is the electronic dance music sub-genre known as foot... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — this is one of the five show flyers... Converse is moving into Boston and throwing some killer free shows to celebrate:Converse Rubber Tracks Live Boston, a free five-night event set to take over the Sinclair, a club in Harvard Square.... more info

Stereogum — Back in March, we heard the first single off of L.A.-based producer Nosaj Thing’s forthcoming LP Fated. The downtempo “Cold Stares” features Chance the Rapper and his masterful, LOTR-inspired opening line, “Silence is solemn, Smeagol to Gollu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Action Bronson at Rough Trade on Saturday (via @mariobatali) Charismatic Queens rapper Action Bronson dropped his full-length major label debut, Mr. Wonderful, last week via VICE / Atlantic and has had a hell of a week supporting it. First he... more info

Nialler9 — As broadcast last night, as it is every Thursday from 10pm to midnight TXFM. Part One Broadway Sounds – ‘Sing It Again’ Little Green Cars – ‘Please’ Alabama Shakes – ‘Don’t Wanna Fight’ Jack Garratt – ‘Chemical’ Ghostpoet �... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Chance the Rapper at Lollapalooza 2014 (more by James Richards IV) Chance the Rapper got plenty of deserved buzz off of 2013's Acid Rap mixtape, and he's planning to change things up pretty significantly for his next release, Surf,... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — The conversation in hip hop about police brutality is usually incredibly serious. The finale of Adult Swim's animated series "Black Dynamite" is taking a more absurdist - but no less vivid - approach. more info