Guardian Music — Hip-hop veterans funded recordings by calling on fans and raising $75,000Public Enemy have unveiled plans for their 25th anniversary, including the release of two new albums. After raising money from fans, the hip-hop crew have split what might have ... more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Miley Cyrus talking about her views on sex, the RIAA filing lawsuits both good and bad, emo haircuts being medical dangers, Chuck D discussing Public Enemy's next two albums, Adele's 21 setting new milestones and more! more info

411 Mania — So says Chuck D... more info

Guardian Music — I too was once drawn the shadows of a gothic aesthetic. Let's celebrate a movement that's largely evaded cultural takeoverThe first gig I went to was Shakin' Stevens. Set that aside for the time being. The second gig I went to was the Fields of the N... more info

Guardian Music — They were once dismissed as 'landfill'. Now they are critically acclaimed. Where did it all go right for the Brighton band?Six years ago, the Maccabees appeared at the Brighton Concorde, a prestigious venue for any fast-rising band. There, singer Orl... more info

Guardian Music — The Temper Trap weigh in on the London riots via the kind of windy cliches that would make Coldplay winceDuring last summer's riots, voices were heard suggesting the ongoing events might perversely be good for music. Violence, disenfranchisement, ni... more info

Guardian Music — Lisa Loeb's tale of callow self-absorption has weathered rather better than such contemporaries as WhigfieldLike a young Lamacq or Peel, I stumbled across Stay (I Missed You) in the mid-90s on an underground mixtape called Now 29. I'd bought the comp... more info

Detroit Free Press — Movement Electronic Music Festival: with Lil' Louis, Public Enemy, Jeff Mills, Claude VonStroke, SBTRKT, many more, May 26-28. Hart Plaza. $45 each day or $80 advance for all 3 days. www.movement.us. more info

Starpulse — Public Enemy star Chuck D paid tribute to late hip-hop pioneer Adam Yauch on Friday after the Beastie Boys legend passed away after a long battle with throat cancer. Chuck D attributes the trio fr... more info

Guardian Music — Liverpool acts Miss Stylie and Esco Williams among those using new, democratic ways to finance their careersJade Jackson, aka Miss Stylie got her first set of turntables when she was 12. By 17, she was standing outside a club in Liverpool in the rain... more info