Rolling Stone — Jay-Z posted the above image — a cornucopia of white-painted instruments — on his official Website today, which implies he’ll be using the graphic as the cover of his eagerly anticipated The Blueprint 3. The cover echoes BP3’s aesthetic, Jayâ... more info

Stereogum — When APW presented its inaugural festival last year, we weren't alone in taking issue with the experience: lack of food options, a fair but generally recycled undercard which played more like "a bunch of bands opening for Radiohead," an extremely ... more info

MTV.com News — Fest headliners pay tribute to the Beastie Boys and Michael Jackson during storm-ravaged New Jersey festival.By Jett Wells and Corey Celt Jay-Z performs at the All Points West Music Festival at Liberty State Park in New Jersey on Friday Photo: ... more info

VH1 News — Jay-Z, Coldplay, Tool and other bands made the weekend's All Points West festival in New Jersey worth all the mud and rain. more info

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Rolling Stone — • Seeger, Decemberists Ring in Newport Folk’s 50th • Tool’s Dark Metal Takes Over All Points West • MBV, More Blast Muddy All Points West • Jay-Z Stuns With Epic All Points West Set • Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend at APW • Silversu... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Concerts and ToursWhile the grounds at Liberty State Park's second annual All Points West music festival in Jersey City, N.J. were plagued by rain this past weekend, the crowds and performers (including Coldplay, Jay-Z and Tool) didn't l... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt & Tim Griffin mud, Tool & Ice T During his Friday night set at the All Points West festival in Jersey City, Jay-Z took a moment to salute trail-blazing gangsta-rapper Ice-T, who, Jay-Z said, was... more info

Starpulse — Jay-Z paid tribute to the Beastie Boys with a rousing rendition of their hit song No Sleep Till Brooklyn as he opened his set at the All Points West Festival in New Jersey on Friday night.[...] Read more! more info

AOL Music — With Beastie Boy Adam 'MCA' Yauch sidelined with cancer in his throat, the hip hop group was forced to pull out of concert dates, which included their headlining gig at the All Points West festival in Jersey City, N.J., this weekend. Fortunately for ... more info