Chicago Tribune — On July 4 in Paris, at the age of 76, Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami died of cancer. This is a heavy loss to world cinema. Jean-Luc Godard said it, reportedly, and it may be hyperbole but it’s also poetically true: “Film begins with D.W. Gri... more info

People.com — Cassadee Pope's EP Summer includes four new tracks more info

MTV.co.uk News — Hailing all the way from Australia, R&B newcomer Sarsha Simone is making quite the entrance with her brand new single ‘Casualty’… more info

The Quietus — Check out a mix from Sublime Frequencies co-head Hisham Mayet ahead of next month's Outernational Days in Bucharest more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, each winner receives a special prize from the Live Nation Summer Show Mystery Box. more info

Guardian Music — Les Siècles | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group: Remembering The Future | Hebrides Ensemble: The Iris Murder | Murray Perahia | BBC Symphony Orchestra: The American SublimeFrançois-Xavier Roth’s orchestra is one of the most versatile p... more info

Chorus.fm — Brendan Manley, writing for Diffuser, remembers Bradley Nowell, the Sublime frontman, on the 20-year anniversary of his death: After the album was released, it became a runaway success and spawned four hit singles (“What I Got,” “Santeria,” �... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — After a three-year hiatus from the music world, forer HINDER singer/songwriter Austin John Winkler is back with the release of his highly anticipated solo EP titled "Love Sick Radio". Having sold millions of albums, with numerous hits under his bel... more info

The Telegraph — The former YBA has creatde something a touch more sedate, meditative even - yet the results aren't entirely positive, says Alastair Smart more info

LargeHeartedBoy — How Harold Bloom chose the top 12 American authors in his new book The Daemon Knows: Literary Greatness and the American Sublime. Stream the new Hot Chip album, Why Make Sense?. Chastity Belt shared a touring guide at the Guardian.... more info