MTV.com News — Promoter Cottontail embraces the Dutch house sound sweeping the clubs this year.By Akshay Bhansali Roxy Cottontail Photo: Getty Images After making a dramatic splash at this year's Winter Music Conference, Dutch electronic DJ/producer Afroj... more info

Guardian Music — Rap-rock crew invite musicians to skip Arizona on concert tours until the state's controversial new immigration law is repealedHot on the heels of Shakira, Rage Against the Machine are leading a fresh charge against Arizona's controversial new immigr... more info

Pitchfork — Arizona's controversial immigration law continues to draw outrage from the music community. Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha has helped organize the Sound Strike, a protest against the state law, which "would make the failure to ... more info

Stereogum — Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke’s launched his solo project with three tracks (“Tenderoni,” “Rise,” and “Walk Tall”), one video, and two biceps, now it’s time to tour. His forthcoming LP The Boxer is an electro affair with production... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Sarah Piantadosi "Rise": "Walk Tall": On his blog, Bloc Party frontman-turned-solo artist Kele has posted a couple of tracks from his forthcoming solo album The Boxer. New tracks "Rise" and album opener "Walk Tall", streaming abov... more info

Stereogum — True to his word, the first listen from Kele Okereke of Bloc Party’s debut solo LP The Boxer is “nothing like [he's] ever done before.” It is also not a Chromeo cover. Spank Rock’s XXXChange produces, Kele spells out the song title, it is ... more info

Pitchfork — -- Director Stephen A. Vasquez's new documentary The Electro Wars focuses on the current dance music scene and features people like Justice, Chromeo, A-Trak, Diplo, Spank Rock, and DJ Premier. It recently screened at Miami's Winter Music Conference, ... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's funny, surprising, amazing and cool!.' Italian duo say of securing impressive roster of artists on debut LP.By Adam Murphy Crookers Photo: MTV News For the last five years, the Italian DJ/production duo Crookers has been around the wo... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Sarah Piantadosi With Bloc Party on hiatus, frontman Kele Okereke is striking out on his own. On June 21 in the UK and June 22 in the U.S., Kele (now just going by his first name) will release The Boxer, his solo debut, via Wichita/Polydor a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ryan Muir Erykah Badu @ Good Units "Erykah Badu went for a stripped-down approach for her new "Window Seat" video. Literally: As the standout tune from New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh (out tomorrow) plays, Ms.... more info