Big Apple Music Scene — The following shows are on sale now: Francis and the Lights and Gordon Voidwell at the Siren Festival Afterparty at Music Hall of Williamsburg on July 18. Tickets Malajube at Mercury Lounge on July 21 and Maxwell’s on July 22. Tickets Grace Jones ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Grace Jones @ Manchester Apollo, 24 Jan 2009 (backtopix01) "[My 2008 album] Hurricane was an accident. Blame it on Ivor Guest. I'd decided never to do an album again. Record companies today don't allow artistic freedom, and I just couldn't... more info

Stereogum — As we mentioned a ways back, "Raindrops" is a triumphant (and awesomely campy) return for Basement Jaxx. On the psychedelic anthem's forthcoming home Scars we're told to expect guest vocals from Grace Jones, Yoko Ono, Yo! Majesty, Lightspeed Champ... more info

Guardian Music — It's time for critics to stop praising Island. Its golden age ended more than 20 years ago and its maverick spirit has departedFor the last two months we haven't been able to escape music journalists genuflecting before Chris Blackwell's marvellous l... more info

Battery In your Leg — A Camp are still cruising around North American in support of sophomore effort Colonia, but being the dedicated musicians they are, they’ve decided to release a nifty EP of cover tunes to keep our interest piqued. The Covers EP includes covers of ... more info

Grace Jones begins the birthday celebrations more info

NME — Flamboyant singer for August shot on island more info

Guardian Music — Senegalese star Babaa Maal was one of the original icons of the 1980s world music boom, and he's still finding new ways to cross over. By Robin DenselowThis is an important week for Chris Blackwell, the man who founded Island Records, and for Baaba M... more info

The Mirror — Outlandish singer Grace Jones makes on appearance on this week's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross wearing a silver bowler hat and not much else. more info

Clickmusic — Tinchy Stryder and Aswad also for the Shepherd's Bush Empire gig this month. more info