Music is Art — Throughout his career he has been heralded as a national treasure, he’s the single most successful person to bring grime to the mainstream, and last November 4th, famously featured on the BBC’s, news and politics, roundup and discussion show, New... more info

Guardian Music — It has been a long, rocky road for homegrown urban music in the UK, but this year N-Dubz and a close-knit group of stars have stormed the charts. Ben Thompson hails the new Brit pop scene's key players It's just before 3am on a Friday in October. The... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Jacques the Kipper has been out and about again. And he's got something to recommend to you:-Our friendly neighbourhood Villain likes a first, and I'm reckoning this may be just that for his blog - a review of Street Dance Theatre.Earlier this week,... more info

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Stereogum — Exciting as the prospect of pushing buttons and scratching records in simulation of pushing buttons and scratching records might be, Activision's expansion into the realm of the DJ Hero has netted online demand "well below" expectations. Not even ... more info

NME — N-Dubz, Joss Stone and Editors – your music gossip stop more info

The Culture Of Me — An uptempo lament on the culture of celebrity and the young ones coming up aiming to live it and only it, Dizzee Rascal's new single "Dirtee Cash" is probably our favorite from the lot that's come from his newest album,... more info

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Panda Toes — About five days ago the official video for 'Dirty Cash' showed up on vimeo... and while its pretty good, I think Dizzee 's live performance on the BBC1 Live Lounge Tour overshadows the studio version of this single. I'm not sure if this track will f... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, London"Dizzee Rascal for prime minister, yeah?" As if to emphasise that he is more than just an east London grime MC these days, Rascal ended his first song of this show by booming out a soundbite from his interview with Jeremy Paxman on ... more info