Nialler9 — Massive Attack are embarking on their first headline tour in five years next January and February with a date at the Olympia Theatre on Tuesday January 19th. Support comes from Young Fathers, tickets are €50.65+fees and on sale from Ticketmaster on... more info

Stereogum — Massive Attack were originally slated to headline the last night of festivities at Banksy’s pop-up “bemusement park” Dismaland, but after they pulled out, De La Soul closed out the proceedings with some help from a masked Damon Albarn, who came... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Jackson Pollock listened to jazz records while composing his drip paintings. Pablo Picasso designed sets for Igor Stravinsky and Erik Satie. Jean-Michel Basquiat ran wild through post-disco New York City making rap-inspired visual art and music. more info

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Stereogum — Banksy’s latest art installation will take the form of an amusement park — dubbed the Dismaland “bemusement park” — in Weston, England. The exhibition will take place in the former Tropicana outdoor swimming pool in the town, and will run f... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 (more by Debi Del Grande) Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and his band The Sensational Space Shifters (featuring members of Massive Attack and Portishead) already announced some tour dates back in June, and they've s... more info

Stereogum — Last week, Run The Jewels debuted the Boots-produced “Meowrly,” the surprisingly listenable first song from their gloriously bonkers Meow The Jewels remix project. They assembled an impressive lineup of big-name talent to help out with cat noise-... more info

Stereogum — It’s always nice to see ’90s icons get together. Robert “3D” Del Naja is the sole remaining original member of Massive Attack, and he’s recently recorded a couple of remixes of “The Right Stuff,” a track from the recent Noel Gallagher�... more info

Nialler9 — Sligo-based instrumental band Túcan have a penchant for creating stirring passages of music. Originally a guitar duo, the band has grown to take in brass and violin. Today they release their new album Towers on Quiet Arch and have released a video... more info

Core News — “Rodigan pays tribute to John Holt who passed away this week. From his early recordings with The Paragons including the hit single Tide Is High to his solo recordings such as Man Next Door (covered by the likes of Massive Attack and Dennis Brown) t... more info