Stereogum — Sean Bones is the solo reggae-influenced (and Clash, Police-esque) project of Sam Champion guitarist and actor Sean Sullivan. In a week and change he's releasing Rings, his 11-track full-length debut, via French Kiss. The first single "Dancehall" ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Time to add to your Chew Lips library. Followers of Pinglewood and the Daily Download will already have two versions of their debut Solo. Now, to prove that the Electro Anthem Of 2009 (until La Roux fucked it all up for them) wasn't beginner's luck t... more info

Sky News — Anti-riot forces have tried to drive a wedge into about 1,000 Han protesters in China after 156 people died in the region's worst ethnic violence for decades. more info

AllHipHop — Lil Kim and Faith had a face-to-face encounter towards the close of Sean "Diddy" Combs' coveted White Party in California, sources have reported.   Faith and Kim, whom both shared a relationship with The Notorious B.I.G., crossed paths at the White... more info

The Culture Of Me — A new mixtape from the Singaporean blog house Clash The Disko Kids outfit just hit the web and it's a doozy. The "Hot Hot Summer mixtape" is full of awesome remixes from the likes of Jack Beats, Knuckles, Foamo and DZ. Over twenty tracks of dir... more info

Guardian Music — In the face of recession, record labels are boxing clever, says Ben WardleCould the quest for the Holy Grail of box sets finally be at an end? For those of us still seduced by the architecture of pop packaging, the trudges to Ikea's shelving section ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Nope, its not the name of a new feature here at TVV.It's simply a posting of the four tracks that made up an EP released on the revived Postcard Records back in 1995, (catalogue number DUBH 952CD).mp3 : Paul Quinn & The Nectarine No.9 - Tiger Tigerm... more info

The Quietus — Singer "had no choice" but to make decision more info

NME — The Boss plays for three hours the night after his Glastonbury headline set more info

Guardian Music — Is it punk? Is it hip-hop? Jamie T defies categorisation with his gritty, witty vignettes of twentysomething urban lifeIt looks as if the evening will end with Jamie T slumped in a backstage corridor with blood spattered across his white vest. In the... more info