Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Grandmaster Flash. Don’t get excited, but it’s gonna be the best birthday party in history. The post Happy Birthday Grandmaster Flash appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

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New York Times — Fresh from sharing a major award with Grandmaster Flash, the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter returns to Carnegie Hall with Lambert Orkis nearly 30 years after her debut there. more info

Reuters — American hip-hop icon Grandmaster Flash was awarded Sweden's Polar Music Prize on Wednesday, together with German violinist Ann-Sophie Mutter and the Playing for Change Foundation. more info

Consequence of Sound — Grandmaster Flash, the Castlevania soundtrack, and more inspired the video game cut. more info

DJmag — Herefordshire festival goes all-out for milestone edition... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Towers of LondonFrom: London, EnglandNew Cross legends Towers of London, who stormed back late last year with their boisterous single Shot in the Dark (featured on the Devil's Weekend Mix in December, Weekend Mix 9th December 2017), have announc... more info

Core News — “Kolsch explores melodic dance and intimate electronica on the Residency. Kölsch catches up with Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant about his influences in dance music, from Grandmaster Flash to Kraftwerk.” Check out other Residency shows in my... more info

Stereogum — DNAinfo reports that Nathaniel Glover, widely known as Kidd Creole from Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, has been indicted on a murder charge. The Manhattan district attorney office confirmed that a grand jury voted to indict Glover yesterday. ... more info

New York Times — The founding member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was held without bail in the fatal stabbing of the homeless man in Manhattan. more info