Guardian Music — This LA rap group combine N*E*R*D's minimalism with lyrics that are surreal, ugly and NSFW. Just don't call them horrorcoreThe last few Scene and Heard blogs have thrown their net wide, visiting India, Colombia and South Africa in search of new sound... more info

Stereogum — And so it came to be on the day he had laptops talking about his 35-minute “Runaway,” Kanye West  became the talk, at least over text and Twitter, of an industry festival otherwise reserved for, well, who even knows anymore. That an artist as bi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Brook Bobbins "Last night at BK Bowl. Stuff of legends. Kanye x DipSet x GZA x Donnis x CyHi x The Suzan x Treasure Fingers x Kindgom. FOOOOOL'S GOOOOOLD!" - Chromeo "It was a rumor the whole night--... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG GZA at ATP (more by Abbey Braden) I already ran through some of the upcoming hip hop shows, many of them for CMJ (Ghostface, Audible Treats, Blacksmith & Duck Down included). Here are some more. GZA will headline... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — One of the things we always get excited about in October is the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival. In just over two weeks, we'll be covering all sorts of shows for you. This year, we're looking forward to shows fromThe Blow, Ghostface Killah, GZA, D... more info

NME — Acts will join the likes of The Drums, Surfer Blood and Two Door Cinema Club at the New York event more info

MTV.com News — 'They the gods and I'm the young god,' Boy Jones says in Mixtape Daily By Shaheem Reid Ol' Dirty Bastard Photo: Chi Modu/ diverseimages/ Getty Images Fire Starter: Boy Jones Just looking at 21-year-old Boy Jones, it's clear he's his fathe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Franz Nicolay - "This Is Not A Pipe" (MP3) To quote GZA, "You gotta diversify." Franz Nicolay knows that. As if Franz wasn't diverse enough, since he left The Hold Steady, Nicolay has delved into Complicated Gardening... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, ManchesterThe Wu-Tang Clan's reputation rests on 1993's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the 1993 debut which transformed the face of hip-hop with its haunting soul samples, martial arts references and complex interweaving rhymes. However, ... more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: RoskildeWHEN: July 1-4WHERE: Roskilde, DenmarkWHO: Prince, Pavement, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, the National, Robyn, Patti Smith, Dirty Projectors, Titus Andronicus, Beach House, Drake, Them Crooked Vultures, Van Dyke Parks... more info