KEXP Seattle — Greetings, Michele Myers here, producer of KEXP Documentaries. Our current series, “Poets & Music” explores the interplay between the beat and the word with profiles on poets who record with music like William S Burroughs, Saul Williams, Gil Scot... more info

KEXP Seattle — Our current KEXP Documentary series is Poets & Music, with profiles on writers who record verse with musical collaborators.  Saul Williams wrote his first poem and read it in 1995 at a place called the Brooklyn Moon Cafe.   This poem “Amethyst R... more info

KEXP Seattle — Our current KEXP Documentary series, “Poets and Music,” explores the ways that poetry writers can work with musicians.  Artists like William S. Burroughs, Jim Carroll, Saul Williams and Ursula Rucker made their names adding live instruments to t... more info

KEXP Seattle — In our current KEXP Documentary series, “Poets & Music,” we explore the interplay between the beat and the word, and feature some of the many poets who record with music, like William S. Burroughs, Saul Williams, Patti Smith, Gil Scott-Heron and ... more info

DrownedInSound — This week's content-themed Spotify playlist featuring tracks from Saul Williams, Iron & Wine, Jessie J, Sebadoh, Archers of Loaf and ton more. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Andrew Zaeh In the notes for futuristic soul diva Janelle Monae's debut LP The ArchAndroid (out May 18), she cites the following as inspirations: Princess Leia's cinnamon buns hairstyle, Fela Kuti's cigarettes, Jack White's mustache. The odd... more info

Stereogum — Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes mentioned in his Progress Report that soul scientist Janelle Monáe would make a guest appearance on his band’s next album. But that won’t be Barnes and Monáe’s only work together. The band appear (along with Saul ... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Seminal agit-prop outfit re-tool for 2010.The members of Atari Teenage Riot are pleased to announce that the American MC CX KIDTRONIK has officially joined the band and will be completing their line up when they hit the UK later this year... more info

Pitchfork — German electro-punks Atari Teenage Riot had something of a zeitgeist moment in the mid-90s by blurring hardcore punk, jungle, noise, and bloodcurdling screaming, turning all that stuff into a hyperspeed mush that basically forced you (well, me) to st... more info

Live Daily — Grammy-nominated songstress Janelle Monae [ tickets ] has mapped a spring run of major markets ahead of her long-awaited full-length debut, "The ArchAndroid." The Atlanta-based musician will begin the roadwork with a March 15 performance in Washin... more info