XLR8R — Alter Echo (a.k.a. Josh Derry) and E3 (a.k.a. Ezra Erickson) have long passed the point of no return when it comes to their allegiance to dub. Both sport an exhaustive pedigree with the genre, having collaborated extensively with dub pillars Lee Perr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As mentioned, the Thursday night Hype Machine CMJ party with Hundred Waters at Brooklyn Bowl has a secret guest, and all clues are leading to that guest being none other than Lee "Scratch" Perry (who played a show at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: The Orb & Lee 'Scratch' Perry - FACT mix (MP3) Subatomic Sound is presenting the Dub Champions Festival, which goes down in NYC from September 21 to 24 across multiple venues. It includes the previously discussed show from dub... more info

Core News — “As part of 6 Music Celebrates: 50 Years of Jamaican Independence, legendary ambient producer Dr Alex Paterson from the Orb takes over the 6 Mix. He talks about collaborating with one of reggae’s greatest pioneers, Lee Scratch Perry. Their forthc... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @roboppy Tickets to Aimee Mann and Ted Leo's shows at Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets to see Silversun Pickups & Cloud Nothings at Terminal 5 go on AmEx presale... more info

Guardian Music — Marley; Outside Bet; Battleship; LockoutConsidering the extraordinary levels of access that he's been granted both to interviewees and archive recordings, it would have been easy for Kevin Macdonald's vibrantly exhaustive documentary Marley (2012, Un... more info

Guardian Music — The reggae legend on vampires, why he's not eating 'dead moooo' – and 50 years of Jamaican independenceSome interviews go better than others. Last week, I called Jamaican music legend Lee "Scratch" Perry, Bob Marley and the Wailers' producer, with ... more info

Guardian Music — Who is responsible for the worst crimes against song words? Plus, take a look at what's coming up on guardian.co.uk/musicHere's your weekly preview of what's coming up on guardian.co.uk/music.Live musicThere's an abundance of high-profile music event... more info

Guardian Music — This year's Antony Hegarty-curated festival begins on 1 August. Before then, tell us about your favourite Meltdown momentsAs anyone who caught our Antony and the Johnsons music site takeover will know, Antony Hegarty knows a thing or two about artful... more info

Guardian Music — The Hit Man on working with Lee Perry, being an 'antichrist' in the 80s, and the appropriate level of sauciness in pop videosYou're a big fan of trains. Do you see any similarities between the music industry and the railway industry?I think you've go... more info