Brooklyn Vegan — Bob's Burgers' Game of Thrones parody from last week's episode The new Game of Thrones mixtape "Catch the Throne II," which mixes rap and rock this time, will be out March 17 and the full lineup of contributors are: Anthrax,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Joseph Arthur w/ RNDM in 2012 (more by Sachyn Mital) Happy 2015! Not a whole lot is going on today (besides your hangeover) but you can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — NYC hip hop label Duck Down Music is throwing its annual holiday party this year on December 16 at Music Hall of Williamsburg, which BrooklynVegan is proudly a co-sponsor of. This year's lineup is headlined by Talib Kweli and... more info

Stereogum — Talib Kweli were both peers in the late-’90s conscious-rap boom, but even before either one of them ever got on as a rapper, they were college friends. And in a new essay, Kweli writes about knowing Hill, watching her grow into megastardom and make... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... King Crimson @ Best Buy Theater Robert Fripp's legendary prog band King Crimson are back and for this tour Fripp will... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Los Angeles music fans are very familiar with the Sonos Studio located there. The speaker company's California event space regularly hosts concerts, DJs, speakers, art exhibits, open bars and more (BrooklynVegan once did an event there). They've also... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — As summer winds down and we slide toward a weekend of FYF Fest, let's pause and contemplate the week in musical booty. Below, some of the best writing, news, tips and unscripted CNN call-outs of the last seven days.  more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — J. Cole, Nelly and Talib Kweli are a few of the high-profile rappers who’ve turned up in Ferguson, Mo., in recent days to join protests over the killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown. more info

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