Guardian Music — This ambitious history of protest songs suggests their best days are over. They can, of course, be recycled…Among the challengers hoping to keep the X Factor winner Matt Cardle from topping the charts last Christmas were a new recording of John Cag... more info

Guardian Music — It's not class that's a problem for the Vaccines, it's being hyped more than their catchy retro indie deservesIt's a mark of how fast music moves these days that the backlash seems to arrive almost before the band does. No sooner had the Vaccines' me... more info

NME — Plus Public Enemy to appear at the bash more info

NME — Hip-hop legends join The Cure as Bestival headliners more info

Gigwise — Organiser Rob Da Bank reveals... more info

Guardian Music — There's something enormously appealing about idiosyncratic rapper – we're just struggling to pinpoint exactly what it isHometown: Pittsburgh.The lineup: Wiz Khalifa (vocals, music).The background: Wiz Khalifa has actually been going for a while, hi... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Public Enemy founder Chuck D. has addressed comments and criticism regarding a new restaurant group member Flavor Flav recently opened in Clinton, Iowa. Flavor Flav opened his business Flav's Fried Chicken last week, drawing worldwid... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Warner Music Group's Vice Chairman Lyor Cohen will host a special fireside chat during the Rethink Music Event which will gather industry experts from the music, publishing, technology and mobile phone worlds. Lyor Cohen is a legenda... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran rapper FLAVOR FLAV is waging war on fast food giant KFC after opening his first fried chicken restaurant in Clinton, Iowa - right next door to a branch of the established chain.The Public Enemy star launched Flav's Fried Chicken in the city o... more info

ContactMusic — FLAVOR FLAV, the New York rapper and reality television star, is opening his own fried chicken eatery in Clinton, Iowa, today (24th January 2011) reports the New York Daily News. The former member of PUBLIC ENEMY is set to open 'Flav's Fried Chicken'... more info