Impose Magazine — In 2005 Warp records gave Prefuse 73 a substantial budget to make a high-art mixtape called Surrounded By Silence. It was an awkward, but necessary phase that also included DJ Shadow's The Outsider ('06), in which he tried his hand at collabo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DJ Shadow @ Pitchfork Fest 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Aside from performing at both weekends of Coachella, DJ Shadow has a 2012 tour which kicks off Tuesday at the Fillmore in Silver Springs, MD. All dates are listed below.... more info

Core News — “This week Gilles kicks off the first of four retrospectives with an all-vinyl Brownswood Basement show. As well as dropping some priceless records from Celia, Isley Brothers and Ebo Taylor, Gilles also revisits the classic Madlib mix from 2005, DJ... more info

Guardian Music — Other acts confirmed for California desert event include Pulp, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsRadiohead, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg are to headline this year's Coachella festival in California. The event takes place in the de... more info

Guardian Music — Introducing Take On Mr Scruff, ManchesterMr Scruff's appeal has always been the consistent high quality of his DJing, with as much attention paid to sound quality and the environment of those dancing as to his selections and the way he strings them t... more info

Guardian Music — For more than 30 years, Thomas Boddie and his wife manufactured vinyl records of Ohio's local gospel, funk and soul bands in their front room. Now they're available againThomas Boddie – who, between the years of 1959 and 1993, ran an entirely self-... more info

Guardian Music — Draftees were at a loose end as the US prepared to pull out of Vietnam – and expressed their frustrations in raucous funk bands performing covers of songs such as Backstabbers and Smiling Faces SometimesIn 1971 the US was pulling troops out of Viet... more info

Discobelle.net — DJ Shadow “Scale It Back” from Ewan Jones Morris on Vimeo. more info

Guardian Music — Ruby Lounge, ManchesterFrom the back of a busy Ruby Lounge, you can just about see the iconic sight of a tambourine being held aloft on stage. Only when the songs subside, and it's possible to peer through gaps in the crowd, is there much sight of el... more info

Altsounds — New York DJ & producer duo The Knocks will release their new single 'Brightside' on 28th November before playing a host of UK support dates with DJ Shadow in November and December. Based out of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, The Knocks are Be... more info