Brooklyn Vegan — Charles Bradley at Fort Greene Park in July (more by BBG) If James Brown was Soul Brother #1, then one of the artists vying for that #2 spot is Charles Bradley, the Brooklyn soul crooner with as many on stage... more info

MVSW — Kool Moe Dee ~ “I Go to Work” Old School circa 1989. Samples James Brown ~ “Super Bad“ Lyn Collins ~ “Think (about it)“ Lyrics I go to work Like a doctor When I rock the mic You got to like The way I operate I make miracles happen Just fr... more info

Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, LondonFor further proof that pop is now dominated by female artists, see last week's album chart. Eight of the 10 bestsellers are by women. All are solo performers, among them the late Amy Winehouse and her equally forthright, con... more info

Guardian Music — Legendary New York rapper Rakim and Wretch 32, the rising star from London, meet The Guide to talk all things hip-hopGuide Thanks for joining us today. Let's start with a broad question: what would you call the "Golden Age" of rap?Rakim The golden ag... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — James Chance @ LPR in 2010 (more by Greg Cristman) New York Night Train is presenting the James Brown Dance Party at Zebulon this Saturday (8/13) with NY Night Train's DJ Jonathan Toubin and No Wave saxist James Chance. Starting... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Dorian Lynskey says consider yourself ... warned!To find, at an impressionable age, a record that not only exp... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums ever – with a view that you might do the same – Paul MacInnes explains why James Murphy's masterpiece makes him go 'absolutely bananas'LCD Soundsystem's ... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Snoop Dogg will be honoured at the Bmi Urban Awards later this month (Aug11). The Gin and Juice hitmaker will be bestowed with the Bmi Icon title, previously awarded to James Brown, George Clinton, Willie Nelson and Al Green. The event honours... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel has guest edited this month's Mojo Magazine, which is on the shelves now. The magazine also comes with a personally compiled covermount CD titled 'Well... All Right!' which features artists as diverse as Nina Simone, Black Mountain, Yage and Buf... more info

Guardian Music — (Vintage Trouble)LA four-piece Vintage Trouble briefly featured in the top 10 worldwide trending topics on Twitter in April after an incendiary appearance on Later ... With Jools Holland. Singer Ty Taylor gyrated and whooped like a young James Brown,... more info