NME - The Daily Download — Them Swedes have an awfully good way with lovely electro-pop that positions itself right in the middle of the cutesy/bangin’ Venn diagram, don’t they? Little Dragon are a case in point. Looking Glass comes from the band's only-just-released secon... more info

Live Daily — Barry Manilow [ tickets ] has added a few arena and theater dates to his tour schedule, which continues to revolve primarily around his long-running Vegas residency. The singer and pop icon has added shows in Los Angeles (10/24) and Sacramento, CA... more info

Dlisted — At Nelson Mandela's birfday concert in NYC this past weekend, Cyndi Lauper and Lil' Kim sang "Time After Time" together. Maybe I blocked it out, but I don't think I've ever heard Lil' Kim sing live before and now I know w... more info

Perez Hilton — viewNode("1d63f93ab6455", { player_profile:'vega4', width: 410, height: 315 }); Lil Kim joined Cyndi Lauper for a duet at the concert celebrating Nelson Mandela's birthday at Radio City Music Hall in NYC this weekend, and…. It's is actually pretty ... more info

AllHipHop — Nelson Mandela’s 91st birthday will include more than cake, as rapper Lil Kim and ‘80s pop songstress Cyndi Lauper take the stage together to help celebrate the occasion during a concert to honor the former South African president.   T... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jorodolfo said...Frank Zappa - 1988 03 17, St.Patrick's Day, Broome County Arena, Binghamton NY Frank Zappa - 1988.06.03, Palasport, Turin, Italy Studio Zappahttp://zappanalata.blogspot.comRecord Fiend said...Sky Saxon as "Sunlight" - Lovers Cosmic V... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Iggy Pop, Cyndi Lauper, Fleet Foxes all mooted more info

Stereogum — All it's taken is one single for people to get excited about Basement Jaxx again. One really great single, though, which come as the first shot from the band's forthcoming Scars LP, packing a heavy guest list including Grace Jones, Yoko Ono, Yo! Maje... more info

Stereogum — As we mentioned a ways back, "Raindrops" is a triumphant (and awesomely campy) return for Basement Jaxx. On the psychedelic anthem's forthcoming home Scars we're told to expect guest vocals from Grace Jones, Yoko Ono, Yo! Majesty, Lightspeed Champ... more info

Live Daily — Stevie Wonder [ tickets ], Alicia Keys [ tickets ], France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and many more will come together July 18 in New York to honor former South African President Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday. The Mandela Day [ tickets ] co... more info