Core News — “Ahead of the Barbican Centre show, Gilles meets the man behind the seminal Strata-East jazz record label, Charles Tolliver for an in-depth chat. They discuss Charles’ beginnings, moving to NYC, the ethos behind the label, working with legendary ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Vulture profiled author Cheryl Strayed. PopMatters excerpted from Marcus Barum's new book, Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man. 26 online "best books of 2014" lists were added to the master aggregation at Largehearted Boy yesterday (bringing the total n... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Been way deep into this one over the past few months, Gil Scott-Heron’s Spirits. Released in 1994 it was Gil’s penultimate LP (he would not release another album until 2011′s I’m New Here, his last). Here’s a taste, the album’s opener –... more info

Core News — “Solid Steel (6th June) Addison Groove is our guest in Hour 1 with the most diverse mix he’s ever done and perfect for a sunny weekend. We kick off with a dubwise selection from Lee Perry, Augustus Pablo, King Tubby and Linval Thompson, then two ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Gil Scott-Heron died three years ago this month. His 1994 LP, Spirits, has been on repeat of late, prompting a recent YouTube dig unearthing the following BBC documentary from 2004, which is streaming in full in six parts. First installment after the... more info

ContactMusic — Poet and jazz legend Gil Scott-Heron is set to return to the charts from beyond the grave with his first posthumous album.Plans for the release of... more info

NME — Listen to a new version of 'Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams)' now more info

Consequence of Sound — A remix of a remix, of sorts. more info

Starpulse — One of Gil Scott-Heron's daughters has filed legal papers in a New York court to have her half-brother removed as the administrator of the jazz great's estate amid allegations they are not actually... more info

Nialler9 — Woah. This is something. Four Tet teeming up with Neneh Cherry already happened on a remix of a track from the singer’s The Cherry Thing and I know Four Tet likes his old-school rap so the presence of The Jungle Brothers’ Afrika Baby Bam is expla... more info