MTV.com News — Chicago MC also calls his VMA stage-crashing incident 'in poor taste,' on New York radio.By Mawuse Ziegbe Kanye West Photo: Foc Kan/ Getty Images Kanye West dared to go where few rappers had gone before when he ditched his spit-fire lyricis... more info

MTV.com News — Clip pays homage to Renaissance painting, M.C. Escher, 'House Of Flying Daggers.'By Gil Kaufman Kanye West (file) Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage Most music videos aim to overwhelm you with quick cuts, big explosions, clever editing tricks an... more info

MTV.com News — Yet-untitled LP is coming 'sometime in November,' and next single will be 'Lost in the World' or 'All of the Lights.'By Jayson Rodriguez Kanye West Photo: Getty Images A mere 140 characters can't contain Kanye West. The Twitter newcomer too... more info

NME — Russell Brand will play a swashbuckling 14th century hero in a new action comedy. The former NME Awards host, who is currently starring in comedy Get Him To The Greek, is in talks to play the title role in Hawkwood, based on the life of 14th century... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Lothario and Renaissance man Jason Schwartzman shows up with his pet mustache (and pants) to the Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World premiere. (Image via WENN) ... More Post from: Crushable "Why, Hellooooo Ladies" more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... DRIVE-IN MOVIES AT THE BOAT This week watch "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" (1962) and grab some great music... * HARRY NILSSON Harry (1969) Two versions: One with vocals removed, one with some instrumentation removed. * DWIGHT TWILLEY ... more info

Guardian Music — Placido Domingo to play lead role in special performance of opera that will use real-life locations in Italian city of MantuaIt is one of the great tales of lust, love and seduction, in which a curse and a plot to murder spiral into a devastating fin... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — You may know him from YouTube, you may know him from 'Community,' but he hopes you'll begin to know him from hip-hop too. As an artist named Childish Gambino. His album 'Culdesac' hits the Internet. ... more info

Guardian Music — ChorWerk Ruhr/Ensemble Modern/Huber(Neos)As a child, Wolfgang Rihm's ambition was to become a priest, but now, as an agnostic, it has taken a long time for that religious impulse to resurface in his music. The St Luke Passion Rihm composed 10 years... more info

Guardian Music — Not only can the pop star play Purcell, he has also faced Garry Kasparov at chess. He'd love to tell you all about itFinally, you'll be impossibly grateful to learn that Sting has thrown you a bone, in the form of an interview with the New York Times... more info