Stereogum — Gil Scott-Heron passed away in NYC earlier today. The soulful spoken-word artist, best known for 1970′s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” experienced a resurgence in popularity with last year’s I’m New Year, his first new album in 16 ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Chuck D: In combining music with the word, from the voice on down, you follow the template he laid out. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Gil Scott-Heron, whose late 1960s and early '70s poetry set to rhythmic jazz music, especially "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," was one of the most important and obvious inspirations for rap music, has died, according to his British publisher.... more info

L.A. Times - News — Gil Scott-Heron, whose late 1960s and early '70s poetry set to rhythmic jazz music, especially "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," was one of the most important and obvious inspirations for rap music, has died, according to his British publisher.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Gil Scott-Heron - Me and the Devil (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Gil Scott-Heron - New York Is Killing Me (w/ Nas) (MP3) Gil Scott-Heron @ Central Park Summerstage in 2010 (more by Andrew Frisicano) We're very sad to bring this news:... more info

VH1 Blog — The widely-spreading rumors of Gil Scott-Heron‘s death are, sadly, true. Jamie Byng, the Canondale publisher who, as The Guardian reported in February 2010, not only reprinted several volumes of Scott-Heron’s poetry but also made the poet the god... more info

Guardian Music — … if you want to be a record buyer. With vinyl emporiums on the wane, Pete Paphides hops in a car with Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley to find as many as possible in three daysA trip to Beanos Record Shop in Croydon in 1994 – that was when, along wi... more info

Abeano — Jamie XX going to back to back with Oneman sounds like a brilliant idea when you’re up for a party, but what about when you’re feeling very ‘the morning after’? FACT Mix 239 – Jamie xx & Oneman (Apr ’11) by factmag T... more info

KEXP Seattle — The first time I really listened to Gil Scott-Heron was late at night while tuned in to DJ Riz on KEXP.  Riz played “Work for Peace.”  The lyrics articulated things I felt, but didn’t know how to say.  With all the intelligence oozing from t... more info

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