Guardian Music — Biennial event highlights electro pioneers, Lou Reed and new Wainwright operaThey're both as Manchester as you can get and both immensely respected for their artistic excellence, so there was a sense of appropriateness when yesterday it was announced... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonA man who tours even less frequently than he records, Q-Tip is as enigmatic as he is influential. When he emerged in 1988 as the lead rapper of A Tribe Called Quest, he was merely part of a larger movement: Tribe followed the Jungle... more info

Pitchfork — Last week marked the third anniversary of space-rap visionary J Dilla's death, and his influence over younger beatmakers like Kanye West and Black Milk probably looms larger now than it ever has. So it makes sense for Rapster Records, the company res... more info

Get Weird — Award-winning remixer/producer J.Period just dropped his latest documentary-style ‘Best of’ collections that blend hits, remixes and behind-the-scenes interview footage into comprehensive musical biographies. The [Abstract] Best Vol 1 is a tribut... more info

Popdose — Last week in my intro I talked about De La Soul dropping their biggest hit song all the way down at track 20 on their debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising (1989), and that got the wheels rolling on another topic — album length. I don’t know if the... more info

NME — Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, De La Soul and Tribe Called Quest are among the artists who have donated memorabilia to the Rock The Bells charity auction. more info

NME — Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest are among the artists who have donated memorabilia to the Rock The Bells charity auction. more info

Pitchfork — The traveling hip-hop extravaganza Rock the Bells may be but a reverberation in our ears 'til the next round is announced, but quite a few of the featured players from the annual run have made moves to keep the good vibes rolling long after festival ... more info

Soul Sides — Q-Tip: Won't Trade + Believe (feat. D'Angelo)From The Renaissance (Motown, 2008)Ruby Andrews: You Made a Believer Out Of MeFrom 7" (Zodiac, 1969). Also on Casanova.Large Professor: For My PeopleFrom The LP (Geffen, unreleased, 1995)Having sat with Q-... more info

NME — Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip are teaming up with De La Soul for a re-working of their 2007 single 'Thou Shalt Always Kill'. more info