Brooklyn Vegan — NJ/NYC music blog MusicSnobbery has officially closed shop after nine years. It was a great run -- Moby, Damon Albarn, cookies and everything in between! We'll miss you Chris!... more info

NME — The track features on the Afro-beat drummer's fifth solo album 'Film Of Life' more info

Stereogum — Over the course of the last three months, I’ve seen Damon Albarn perform four times, and a certain quality of his career was boldly underlined: there are great disparities between who knows him, where they know him from, and where they know him fro... more info

Time — Bobby Womack, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who influenced artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. He was 70. MoreTo Fast or Not? World Cup's Muslim Players Face Tough Choice NBC NewsWhat Happened When One... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It's been a killer year for Del the Funky Homosapien. He already played "Clint Eastwood" with Damon Albarn at Bonnaroo, and Deltron 3030 have an upcoming tour that hits NYC for a free Celebrate Brooklyn show in Prospect Park... more info

NME — Cole Williams passed away on December 10 of last year following complications after surgery more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jack White at Bonnaroo 2014 (photo by Brian Mansfield) Bonnaroo went down over this past weekend with sets from Ice Cube, Kanye West, Sam Smith and so much more. As always, legacy acts enjoyed a good showing at the festival.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bonnaroo 2014 (via @barbarianne) Bonnaroo is underway in Manchester, TN as we speak, and if you're not there you can now stream it live at Bonnaroo's site. Multiple sets are streaming today, including Janelle Monae, Cass McCombs, Andrew Bird, Cloud..... more info

NME — The singer performed the band's 1997 hit in Boston more info

Stereogum — Last night, Damon Albarn played a solo set at Royale Boston, and he dropped an unexpected number on the crowd: Blur’s massive “Song 2.” It was the first time Albarn had ever played the song as a solo artist, and before it kicked off, he told th... more info