NME - The Daily Download — Pretty big one for you today: this is the first track out the traps from the new collaborative project between The Black Keys and about a million rappers including Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Pharoahe Monch, Ludacris and loads more. We ... more info

All About Jazz — Trumpet player, producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and singer-songwriter Michael Leonhart and his band "the Avramina 7" are pleased to announce their monthly residency at New York’s Joe’s Pub, beginning Wednesday, October... more info

Live Daily — In keeping with Austin City Limits Festival tradition, fans who turned up at the beginning of Day 1 entered Zilker Park in Austin, TX, to the theme of Star Wars. According to the event's website, tens of thousands turned out to take part in the 2... more info

Stereogum — There was dust, rain, then mud. There was Eddie Vedder, sitting in with Kings Of Leon and calling Perry Farrell up onstage with Pearl Jam during a reportedly monstrous, festival headlining two-hour set. There were Brooklynites and Brits, Dave Matt... more info

The Newsroom — Only HipHollywood was backstage for Common's Charity Fundraiser that featured some of Hip Hops' biggest names, including Kanye West. For Kanye, it was his first show since the MTV Awards, so check out the audience reaction. Nas, Mos Def, Ludacris, Qu... more info

Kanye's Blog — Via: hypebeast Click HERE for more pics and info... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Mos Def is in a Tokyo hotel room, wearing a bathrobe and smoking a cigarette. He's holding forth on the differences between Japanese and American culture, revealing how impressed he is by the intensity of the local hip-hop f... more info

NME — Film will feature the near unknown band Death more info

My Old Kentucky — One of the great moments of my musical life was at Arcade Fire's Austin City Limits television performance. I think I'm on camera three different times. Not that I'd point it out to you as I had been out in the 108 degree ACL Fest weather all day p... more info

Rollo & Grady — Mos Def and Dan Auerbach The Black Keys along with Damon Dash are set to release a rap/rock album entitled BlakRoc featuring MC’s such as RZA, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch & Raekwon. Apparently the guys from Onyx are not happy about it... more info