ContactMusic — Rapper Flavor Flav is facing a stint in jail after he failed to show up for a court hearing in New York this week ends27May12 The Public Enemy star is accused of failing to pay child support to Angie Parker from Albany County New York who is mother t... more info

Guardian Music — Elfin Gallic platinum pop star Charlotte Gainsbourg better known here as the actor and progeny of Serge joins Katy B, Tindersticks and more for this year's Somerset House season (19 Jul, WC2) ...It'll take a nation of millions to hold back hip-hop be... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicStone RosesThe Stone Roses at Warrington Parr Hall – John Robb reviews their first gig in 16 yearsThe Stone Roses' comeback gig – reactions from the crowdThe Stone Roses have 'three or four' ... more info

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

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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