Idolator — The Roots just announced the line-up for the Philly "Roots Picnic" in June 6, and it's so fucking good. If this is what they do with their post-Fallon free time, these guys could back those Tim and Eric dipshits and I would give it a thumbs up. Get r... more info

All About Jazz — Bill Frisell Interview Cuong Vu Interview These interviews are part of the book project “under your skin" which includes Interviews with: Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Public Enemy, Taj Mahal, Yusef Lateef, Melvin Gibbs, Bob James, Skip Mcd... more info

JamBase — THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, DEVENDRA BANHART, ETIENNE DE CRECY THE ORB, MURDER CITY DEVILS, BUSY P AND PLUMP DJs ADDED TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2009 APRIL 17, 18 AND 19 Coachella 2008 by Dave Vann The Chemical Brothers (DJ ... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Hip-hop artist Busta Rhymes [ tickets ], as the story goes, was given his memorable nickname by Chuck D of Public Enemy, who--after seeing him perform was reminded of the NFL wide-receiver George "Buster" Rhymes. A former school mate... more info

JamBase — PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FRIDAY'S LINEUP PLUS SELECT ACTS PERFORMING SATURDAY & SUNDAY Built To Spill The 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival - to be held in Chicago's Union Park Friday, July 17 - Sunday, July 19 - is announcing the first rou... more info

Pitchfork — Last week, we announced that the fourth annual Pitchfork Music Festival would jump off at Chicago's lovely Union Park July 17-19. If the mere fact that our festival is happening again wasn't enough to convince you to save the date and book any nece... more info

Pop Crunch — In an interview with Momlogic, The Bachelor’s Jason Mesnick says he now realizes he shouldn’t have proposed to Melssia Rycroft in The Bachelor finale, but in the moment, he thought he was doing the right thing. Jason has become Public Enemy No.1... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on Am Ex presale for the Andrew Bird show at Radio City Music Hall. Public Enemy are celebrating Flavor Flav's 50th birthday at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill on Sunday March 15th. Tickets are on sale.... more info

Idolator — At some point in the last year, my home state decided we just don't care for the hip hop music. (Perhaps the tensions started simmering when Public Enemy put out "By The Time I Get To Arizona"?) First, a bouncer at a Tempe club hit one of the guys fr... more info

Idolator — Tonight in Orem, Utah, concertgoers will be able to take in a historic double bill of Vanllia Ice and MC Hammer; the Salt Lake Tribune preview is loaded with great quotes from Vanilla Ice, and when I checked the wires for a recent picture of one or b... more info