Chicago Tribune — A gargantuan music festival that touted three days of peace and love, Woodstock celebrates its 40th anniversary in August. For those who lived through it, memories of the weekend are probably still seared in the brain (or maybe not). And for those no... more info

Live Daily — Actor and hip-hop star Mos Def [ tickets ] will hit the road next month in support of his latest studio album, "The Ecstatic," which surfaced in June. The performer will kick things off Aug. 1 in Minneapolis, the first of 18 cities the trek will h... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Extra Golden @ Knitting Factory in 2008 (more by Lori Baily) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Goatwhore @ Gramercy * Slick Rick @ East River Park * Jukebox the Ghost @ Union Square * Woodstock Tribute w/ Richie Havens... more info

MTV.com News — 'I'm going back and picking up a little where I left off,' MC says of next album.By Shaheem Reid Young Jeezy Photo: MTV News Young Jeezy is continuing his Thug Motivation series with the third installment: Thug Motivation 103 is slated for... more info

Stereogum — At the beginning of the year, we said UK trio the Rayographs were a band worth watching. As mentioned then, guitarist/vocalist Astrud Steehouder, a compelling frontwoman, conjures Grace Slick (or, to get more contemporary, Mira Billotte working with ... more info

Buffalo News, New York — The computer made Slick Tom expendable, and now the same technology may help revitalize his career. more info

MTV.com News — 'He taught people to respect each other and he united the world,' one supporter tells MTV News.By Kyle Anderson A crowd sings Michael Jackson songs in front of the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York Photo: Stan Honda/ AFP/ Getty Images NEW... more info

Corporate Bloggin — Tear Gas est sorti le 16 juin, soit le jour où Tupac Shakur est né. Cet argument marketing qui ne vaut pas un clou a pourtant été avancé par l'équipe de BTS force de vente de The Jacka qui n'avait peut être pas envie de se fier q... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's not like I had a problem with him — he had a problem with me, because he was jealous,' Jeezy says of fellow Atlanta rapper.By Shaheem Reid Young Jeezy Photo: Jeffrey Ufberg/ Getty Images Young Jeezy says real Gs don't make dis reco... more info

MTV.com News — He proposes the ultimate MC battle, in which his team of five would go up against Jay, Kanye West and others.By Steven Roberts Mos Def Photo: Jeffrey Ufberg/ Getty Images When Mos Def visited Angie Martinez's New York radio show Tuesday to... more info