BBC 6 Music — From Endtroducing to The Outsider, Shadow says he's on course for making the 'best' yet. more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best city based festivalsThe 1234 ShoreditchWhen: 9 JulyWhere: Shoreditch Park, LondonWhat: East London festival for emerging indie acts.Who: Black Lips, The Raveonettes, Lydia Lunch, Becoming RealHow much: £22.... more info

Guardian Music — Diaries at the ready. . . we've asked arts bloggers around the UK to pick 10 of the best cultural events in their cities, starting with Creativetourist.com's Manchester highlightsScreenfields at Spinningfields, Thursdays to 1 SeptemberWhen the weathe... more info

NME — Dance producer to play shows around 'The Less You Know The Better' release more info

Gigwise — To preview tracks from new album... more info

NME — Friendly Fires, Kate Bush and DJ Shadow all have new stuff out more info

BBC 6 Music — The DJ Shadow and Gorillaz collaborators talk to 6 Music ahead of their show at The Great Escape. more info

Stereogum — Last year we mentioned that DJ Shadow was at work on his first album since 2006’s The Outsider. Yesterday he announced via Facebook that his album, The Less You Know, The Better, was finished, and that he had also completed a single and remix EP ca... more info

NME — DJ’s fourth LP set to drop on September 5 more info

Guardian Music — At the height of their fame, the Monkees teamed up with Jack Nicholson to film the psychedelic classic Head – and destroy their careers in the process. So how do they feel about it nowDavy Jones doesn't really want to talk about Head. The former Mo... more info