Guardian Music — Touring the UK with Talib Kweli are representatives of a new breed of homegrown, politically engaged rapperJay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne, which dropped in August 2011, epitomised the glut and profligacy in modern day hip-hop. "What's 50 gra... more info

Chicago Tribune — AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Sure, plenty of stars and superstars descended on the South by Southwest Music Conference, which concluded Sunday after five days of glad-handing, pitch-making and music scouting by thousands of attendees. There were sets by everyone... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — The lovely, life-affirming new single from Tim Delaughter and his new project Preteen Zenith, featuring... Read more » more info

Stereogum — On Record Store Day, April 21, the Flaming Lips will release their new collaborative double-LP, which features assists from Bon Iver, Erykah Badu, and a whole ton of other people. On the same day, they’ll also release a 7″ single of their Soft Bu... more info

Guardian Music — The Seattle doom merchants have gone from ear-punishing noise to sleepy soundscapes. Now frontman Dylan Carlson explains why he is exploring the building blocks of popular songReleasing albums as partworks is rarely a sign of an artist at peace with ... more info

Guardian Music — (Blue Note)With his 2009 album Double Booked, pianist Robert Glasper pretended to be booked for a hip-hop gig and a jazz show on the same night – a device to join his formidable jazz skills to the urban music he so clearly enjoys. This set takes th... more info

ContactMusic — Erykah Badu is adamant she is not angry about her cancelled concert in Malaysia insisting she can understand why government officials felt the need to ban her from performing The RB star flew to the Asian country at the weekend 25-26Feb12 ahead of a ... more info

Topix — In this Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 file photo, Erykah Badu performs during the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park in Chicago. more info

Mercury News, California — Muslim-majority Malaysia on Tuesday banned a planned concert by Erykah Badu after a photograph appeared showing the Grammy-winning singer with the Arabic word for Allah written on her body. more info

ContactMusic — Erykah Badu s forthcoming show in Malaysia has been cancelled a report from Bbc News reveals The Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter has reportedly offended Malaysian officials with a promotional photograph revealing the word Allah apparently ... more info