Pitchfork - Forkcast — Chicago's Hood Internet have made a name for themselves by throwing down mashups of ubiquitous rap songs over killer production cuts, like when they added GZA to Mando Diao's "Dance With Somebody". Their latest is "How Purple Can You Go?", which take... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — With the critical and commercial success of Jay-Z s The Blueprint 3 and Chef Raekwon s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, the question is no longer whether 40-something rappers can prosper, but what path they ll take. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With the critical and commercial success of Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint 3” and Chef Raekwon’s “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2,” the question is no longer whether 40-something rappers can prosper, but what path they’... more info

Live Daily — San Francisco-based keyboardist Salvador Santana [ tickets ] will celebrate his forthcoming major-label debut, "Keyboard City," with a round of club and theater shows throughout the western part of the US. The musician--son of Rock and Roll Hall o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — GZA @ ATP Minehead 2007 (more by Zach Dilgard) tonight in NYC * GZA @ Gramercy Theatre * Willy Gantrim, Brownbird Rudy Relic @ Sycamore * Asylum Street Spankers, The Woes @ The Bell House * Passion Pit, The Joy... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Blast off into the new year with tons of great shows coming up, including Mos Def, Alkaline Trio, Of Montreal, and Liars. These tickets are on sale now: BET’s 106 & Park, Mario, Fabolous, with Mishon and Pretty Ricky at Gramercy Theatre on January... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Here are my fav's for 2009, or at least my top 20, there were far too many songs that could've made this list. If I had to put an album at the top spot for the year it would be between Camera Obscura, Handsome Furs, Miike Snow, Andrew Bird, and Phoe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Priestess in NYC. Sigh. (more by Toby Tenenbaum) Alas, twas not meant to be.... Priestess were pummeled by the recent snows in the midwest, and as a result, will not be able to make it to The Charleston... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Salvador Santana - "Keyboard City" f GZA (Dan Deacon Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Mando Diao - "Dance With Somebody" (The Hood Internet Remix f GZA & Cadence Weapon) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Black Lips - "Drop I Hold" featuring GZA... more info

NME — Bob Mould, Andrew WK also feature on 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' more info