Guardian Music — Multiple Grammy award-winning star to appear at Isle of Wight event in his only UK festival appearance of the summerStevie Wonder has been confirmed as the closing night headliner at this year's Bestival. The 25-time Grammy award winner will play the... more info

Guardian Music — Multiple Grammy award-winning star to appear at Isle of Wight event in his only UK festival appearance of the summerStevie Wonder has been confirmed as the closing night headliner at this year's Bestival. The 25-time Grammy award winner will play the... more info

Guardian Music — From mawkish ballads to pro-war pop, there have been some awful attempts to commemorate 9/11 in song. But the terrorist attacks have inspired fitting tributes too …Ten years on from 9/11, some remarkably varied and moving music has been made in res... more info

NME — 'Distraction Pieces' will be released on September 19 more info

Altsounds — It's been a busy couple of months for Sole and the Skyrider Band. The news already hit about the forthcoming full length Hello Cruel World on July 19th on Fake Four Inc., including a head-turning cast of guests that includes Lil B THE BASED GOD, Pict... more info

Impose Magazine — Fieldwerk Recordings is dropping its third split producers album with Joe Beats and Maker sharing the accolades on Falcon By Design. Both producers are responsible for some of the finest produced records to come out of the early Aughts underground hi... more info

Metalsucks — I’d never heard of Motherboar before readers Sage Francis and Phil Ward both e-mailed us about their new video, “Croctosquatch,” just two hours apart; Vince watched the clip first and recommended I check it out, and I’m glad he did! I’m luk... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) The full lineup for Murs' Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival 2011 was announced today (January 31st) with the addition of rappers Bun B. E-40, Nipsey Hu$$le, Sage Francis, dead prez and others. The new artists join a Hip-Hop heav... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Like free music? So do we. Here are the 10 best mp3 downloads out on the web this week, and they can be all yours for free. Happy downloading! 1. Phoenix – ‘Love Like A Sunset Part III’ This free track comes in exchange for Tweeting about the ... more info

Guardian Music — The indie-rap raconteur tries his hand at rock with a track co-written with the late Mark Linkous of SparklehorseHeralded by some as the godfather of "indie rap" (no wait, come back), Sage Francis recently made the leap into rock with his recent albu... more info