Stereogum — Despite their name, the British group Stereo MC’s were never actually rappers. Instead, Stereo MC’s made a deeply hybridized form of club-pop in the late ’80s and early ’90s, and they found peers in the worlds of alt-rap and dance-rock. Th... more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, De La Soul released The Grind Date. Don’t be a part of the problem. Read our review of De La Soul’s essential latest album, And The Anonymous Nobody…: The post De La Soul Released “The Grind Date” 20 Years Ago Today appe... more info

DJmag — The first additions to the list since 2021 also included Buena Vista Social Club and Guns N' Roses more info

Consequence Of Sound — Producer Prince Paul reunited with the group to celebrate the 35th anniversary of 3 Feet High and Rising. De La Soul Cook Up Groovy Performance of “Eye Know” on Colbert: Watch Eddie Fu more info

Stereogum — Usually, late-night shows tape their episodes in the middle of the day. Last night, though, Stephen Colbert’s Late Show went live after Joe Biden’s State Of The Union address. Colbert spent most of the episode talking about the speech and disc... more info

DJmag — Barry Can’t Swim, Jessie Ware, Ewan McVicar b2b Special Request, and more will also perform at the Oxfordshire festival more info

Stereogum — The easy highlight of the 2023 Grammys was the all-star salute to 50 years of hip-hop — a dazzling cavalcade of hits that drew from all across the genre’s history and geography. Earlier this week, CBS aired a Grammys-produced special that expa... more info

Soul Sides — “Give the flowers to the living” (or, in this case, daisies I suppose). I’m appreciative to URB Magazine for many reasons, not the least of which is that they gave me the opportunity to interview and profile some of my heroes, including De La... more info

Soul Sides — Al Hirt: Harlem Hendoo (Soul In The Horn, RCA Victor, 1967) “Harlem Hendoo” is nothing short of a miracle of a song. When most of us first heard it looped on De La Soul’s “Ego Trippin’ Part 2,” I feel like our collective reaction was “w... more info

Stereogum — Billie Eilish headlined Coachella on Saturday night, and toward the end of her set she brought out Damon Albarn for a surprise guest appearance. They covered Happier Than Ever ‘s “Getting Older,” which Albarn first covered himself a couple ... more info