A Deeper Shade of Soul — I don't like Abba. I've never liked them; not when I was a kid, nor when I was in my early 20's and they came in vogue amongst the alternative/indie/hipster set (ironically or not). I was at a party this past Christmas season, and when the guests sta... more info

Popdose — Twenty years after this Public Enemy classic was released, Mike Heyliger reflects on its legacy -- and laments mainstream hip-hop's turn away from social consciousness. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - At the end of "Pirate Radio" -- the 2009 feature film about a '60s illegal rock 'n' roll radio station in Europe's North Sea -- an array of albums is displayed: iconic symbols of musical independence that bucked the status q... more info

Rolling Stone — In this week’s Flashback, we present not one but two fantastically lip-synched performances by one of the most underrated bands of the ’80s, Talk Talk. With all the reunions revving up, from Public Enemy Ltd. to Faith No More to Devo, we keep hop... more info

Live Daily — The third-annual Roots Picnic--featuring headliner Vampire Weekend [ tickets ]--is set for June 5 at Philadelphia's Penn's Landing pier, according to the band's Okayplayer website. Roots drummer Questlove also hinted in a Twitter video that the suriv... more info

Rolling Stone — Last week, in memory of Newcleus’ Chilly B and their hit “Jam On It,” we asked our readers to tell us their favorite 1980s hip-hop tracks. Public Enemy, Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys rightfully dominated the list, but it was Rock and Roll Hall o... more info

Allmusic Blog — Think back to 1990, the year before the first Lollapalooza, the year hip-hop went pop via MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice -- a year where classic rockers still had such a stranglehold on the mainstream that Paul Simon could appear on Billboard's Modern Roc... more info

NME — The sale of the Dutch fan-funding engine 'expected to be completed soon' more info

ContactMusic — Rap legends PUBLIC ENEMY are struggling to raise funds from fans to pay for their upcoming album after donations stalled at $71,000 (44,375) - leaving them thousands short... more info

The Telegraph — Jean-Francois Richet; Cecile De France, Gerard Depardieu. Rating: * * * more info